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.

Leg cramps are painful and debilitating. They can stop you in your tracks during a busy day or wake you from a restful sleep. Perhaps you’ve already tried remedies like using heating pads, taking ...

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Leg cramps are no joke! I think most people have had some sort of leg cramp, and it stops you in your tracks. Sometimes, it is in the middle of the night while you are sleeping or during exercise. The ...

Being jolted awake by an unexplained, unrelenting leg cramp is its own special type of nightmare. Then there’s the annoyance of one popping up mid-workout—even after you stretched! These cramps, also ...

Why leg cramps, or Charley horses, occur is often not clear. However, they may result from nerve dysfunction and various health conditions, such as diabetes and kidney failure. Leg cramps involve ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Picture this: You’re lying in bed, *just* about to fall asleep, when your leg starts to cramp. The ...

Dear Dr. Gott: My 71-year-old husband began having bad pain in both legs in February. It seems to happen most of the time after he has been sitting down and gets up to start walking. He is very active ...

Leg numbness is a loss of feeling in your legs, often accompanied by other sensations like tingling or pins-and-needles pain or discomfort. It can be caused by a variety of health conditions.