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 ...

Q: I often have leg cramps. What causes them, and what can I do to alleviate them? A: Leg cramps can happen to anyone — often in the middle of the night without warning or around the time of exercise ...

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 ...

Muscle cramps are caused by sudden contractions, which are often brought on by dehydration, overexertion, or certain medical ...

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 ...

Muscle cramps are a common issue that many people get from time to time. If one of your muscles feels like it’s contracting (getting tight) for no reason — and you can’t get it to relax — that’s a ...