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 ...

Sharp, shooting pain in the leg may result from cramp, injury, a pinched or damaged nerve, and other issues. Home remedies include exercise and applying an ice pack, but medical treatment may be ...

Leg cramps are a common phenomenon that happens to most people, sometimes you stretch your leg to much or you twist it in the ...

Q: At a social function last week, a lady stood up and was hit with a leg cramp so severe she could not move. The hostess rushed to the kitchen, returned with some French's mustard in a teaspoon and ...

Nocturnal leg cramps (NLC) are common, painful, but usually not serious occurrences. They are the involuntary contractions of leg muscles that happen during sleep. It feels like a spasm and they ...

What is a muscle cramp? It can happen after intense exercise or in the dead of night when you’re doing nothing at all but sleeping. A muscle — say your calf — seizes up without warning, leaving you ...

Doctors note that sudden tightening of the calf or thigh muscles during sleep can disrupt rest, increase stress levels, and ...

Living an active life comes with rewards, but the price tag often includes aching legs, swollen ankles, and persistent discomfort. Now, breakthrough solutions are changing how people manage these ...

Since quinine is no longer recommended for leg cramps, what do you suggest as an alternative? The patient had no success with gabapentin (Neurontin).—PAMELA P. JONES, MSN, FNP-C, Hornell, N.Y. What ...