PARTNER OF THE BAR FIVE ON YOUR HEALTH THIS MORNING. TREATING A NAGGING PAIN IN YOUR CALF. IF REST DOESN’T DO THE TRICK, THERE’S A CHANCE IT COULD BE SOMETHING WORSE THAN A STRAIN OR A CRAMP. HERE TO ...
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What Causes Muscle Cramps?

Medically reviewed by Mallory Christopherson DC, FMT, CSCS You may get muscle cramps from dehydration, mineral loss, or overuse during exercise. Warm up and stretch your muscles before exercise, and ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: Would you discuss causes of nocturnal leg cramps? I have exhausted all of the common remedies without success. — R.S., M.D. ANSWER: Leg cramps are common. They begin suddenly and ...
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 ...
You’re sound asleep when out of nowhere, a terrible pain in your calf yanks you from your dreams. It feels like your muscles are seizing up, and all you can do is rock back and forth waiting for the ...
OUR resident specialist and NHS GP, Dr Zoe Williams, shares her expert advice. Today, Dr Zoe helps a reader who has been suffering with pain in their left calf muscles for six months. Q) ...
At least 50 percent of runners are injured annually, according to a 2010 review published in Current Sports Medicine Reports, and feet are one of the main culprits. But foot pain can be hard to manage ...
"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 ...