You don’t have to be an Olympian to feel the misery of a leg cramp or a shooting pain that comes out of nowhere. You don’t even need to be a weekend warrior. The leg cramp, calf cramp or hamstring ...

If painful leg cramps at night wake you up, you’re not alone. According to a 2012 study published in American Family Physician, up to 60% of adults say they’ve experienced leg cramps at night—that ...

Night leg cramps, or nocturnal leg cramps, are sudden, involuntary muscle contractions that usually occur in the calves, feet, or thighs during rest or sleep. These painful spasms can last from a few ...

Many of us have had this dreaded experience: you’re asleep or lying in bed, minding your own business, when all of a sudden you feel an excruciating, twisting, tightening, pain in one of your calves.

Joe and Teresa Graedon answer questions about how to treat leg cramps, uncomfortable digestion, and whether peanut butter protein can transfer via breast milk.

Q: I frequently have leg cramps that wake me up from sleep. How can I quickly stop the cramps, and are there ways to prevent them? A: Few things are more jarring to a night’s sleep than a sudden cramp ...

This week I have had three patients who have complained of terrible nocturnal leg cramps. Well, to be fair, one was my father, so I can’t really count him. However, it made me realize that I hear this ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Vitamin K 2 markedly reduced the mean weekly frequency of nocturnal leg cramps in the intervention group. The ...

JENNIFER: IN THIS MORNING'S WOMAN'S DOCTOR, LEG CRAMPS AND PREGNANCY, THE CAUSES ARE VARIED. LEG CRAMPS CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH IMBALANCES IN ELECTROLYTES, CAUSING INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS THAT ...

IN TONIGHT’S WOMEN’S DOCTOR LEG CRAMPSON PREGNANCY CAUSES ARE VARIED LIKE CRAMPS CAN BE ASSOCIATED WITH IMBALANCES AND ELECTROLYTES CAUSING INVOLUNTARY MUSCLE CONTRACTIONS THAT CAN BE ANYWHERE FROM ...