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Busy mother of two Ashlea Walter, 47, suffered from frequent leg cramps and charley horses. The pain affected her hobby as an open-water swimmer in and around Lake Michigan.

Charley horse is another term for cramps, especially those that affect the leg. Although some people may use charley horse to describe muscle spasms or twitches, these phenomena are very different.

Eating more meat could help prevent agonising nighttime leg cramps, a study claims. Roughly half of all adults will experience such cramps, often referred to as a charley horse, in their lifetime.

Erben recommends seeing a doctor if you have recurring leg cramps known as charley horses, leg pain that begins with exercise, and a sore on your foot — even a small one — that does not heal.

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JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Leg pain and leg cramps aren’t always an orthopedic issue: Both can be signs of peripheral artery disease, or PAD, a serious blood-flow issue with implications for ...

Leg cramps, also known as charley horses or muscle spasms, are involuntary contractions that can last anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes. These usually occur in the calf, foot, or thigh.

Often known as muscle spasms or charley horses, these cramps occur when leg muscles contract involuntarily. The most commonly affected muscle is the gastrocnemius (calf muscle), which runs from ...

Nocturnal leg cramps, often referred to as muscle spasms or charley horses that usually in the middle of the night, are sudden, intense pains caused by the involuntary contraction of muscles in ...