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.

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 ...

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 ...

If painful leg cramps at night wake you up, you’re not alone. According to a 2012 study published in American Family Physician, up to 60% of adults say they’ve experienced leg cramps at night—that ...

Dear Doctor: Everyone I know has leg cramps at night. Other than the multitude of "home remedies" and stretching (which is the advice my doctor gave that make mine worse), what can I do? They ...

Have you ever been awakened from a delightful dream by sudden, excruciating pain in your leg? In an instant, your sleep is interrupted, and you are desperate for relief. It is not entirely clear why ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Q. I don’t have restless leg syndrome or nighttime leg cramps. Rather, I have “restless foot,” sometimes in the right foot, ...

Getting leg cramps in the middle of a workout, or just while going about your day, can be an agonizing experience—one that, in the moment, you’ll do just about anything to ease. Maybe even chug some ...

Many people experience painful leg and calf cramps at night, which can have several potential causes. News 9 spoke with Dr. Lacy Anderson to explore the underlying factors behind these cramps and ...

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