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 ...

Ever been sound asleep, only to be startled awake by a stabbing pain in your calf or hamstring? These sudden, intense muscle spasms are better known as charley horses. And they happen to up to 60% of ...

If you’ve ever experienced leg cramps at night, you know they’re no joke. They can rudely interrupt your sleep and startle you awake with a jolt of pain. Although they’re quite common, getting rid of ...

Charley horse cramps can be debilitating—but according to science, the No. 1 trick to stopping the pain lies within your fridge. A study published in The American Journal of Gastroenterology says that ...

This is my third column on muscle cramps, and my last for a good while. But readers have responded in droves to the two recent columns, enthusiastically sharing their “cures,” which I will pass on one ...

Dear Dr. Gott: Many of us have heard and tried the two mysterious treatments mentioned in your columns during the past years. One is the magic that Vicks VapoRub performs on toenail fungus, and the ...

Dear Dr. Gott: I don't remember where I read it, but awhile ago, I came across an article stating that dill pickles would relieve nocturnal leg cramps. Let me start by saying it works! I have suffered ...

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 ...

Q: You’ve written about nighttime leg cramps in the past. Since I have some experience with that, I’ll share my favorite approach. I have tried pickles or pickle juice to ease leg cramps, but that’s ...

Most people have likely had the unpleasant experience of a muscle cramp, also known as a charley horse or muscle spasm. And while most cramps will quickly go away on their own, there are a few helpful ...

Hello again, dear readers! It’s been a busy month for letters, so we’ll get right to it. Regarding a column about post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD), in which elderly patients experience ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. To Readers • A recent discussion of nighttime leg cramps brought an avalanche of readers' remedies, as it always does. I can't ...