How to Prevent a Charley Horse

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Tip 1 - Muscle Spasms, Cramps, and Charley Horse: Causes and Treatments

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Jeff Boisseau | permalink

WebMD explains muscle spasms, cramps and charley horses, including symptoms, causes and treatments.
Tags: muscle spasms, muscle cramps, muscle pain, charley horse, calf cramp, foot cramp, muscle spasm treatment, charley horse treatment, muscle cramp treatment, muscle cramp cause, charley horse cause, muscle spasm cause

For further reading: http://www.webmd.com/pain-management/muscle-spasms-cramps-charley-horse ^[1]

Tip 2 - What You Can Do About a Nighttime Charley Horse

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Anthony Byrne | permalink

At some point, most of us will experience leg pain while we sleep. Experts weigh in on what causes it and whether sleeping with soap can cure it.
Tags: nighttime leg pain, charley horse soap

For further reading: http://www.nextavenue.org/article/2013-07/what-you-can-do-about-nighttime-charley-horse ^[2]

Tip 3 - Charley Horse

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Matt Thompson | permalink

For further reading: http://www.healthline.com/health/charley-horse ^[3]

Tip 4 - Quirky Questions: What causes a charley horse?

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by litvinovdmzp | permalink

While the origin of the term “charley horse” is unclear, its meaning is all too familiar: a sudden, involuntary spasm or cramp of a large muscle, typically occurring in the...read more >
Tags: charley horse,leg cramp,muscle cramp,muscle spasm,muscle strain,quirky questions,Fitness,Live Well

For further reading: http://www.onemedical.com/blog/live-well/quirky-questions-what-causes-a-charley-horse/ ^[4]

Tip 5 - What Causes Leg Cramps and How Can You Stop Them?

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by Madeline Grimes | permalink

Are leg cramps cramping your style? If so, here are some ways to make that Charlie Horse gallop away.

For further reading: http://www.everydayhealth.com/pain-management/what-causes-leg-cramps-and-how-can-you-stop-them.aspx ^[5]

Tip 6 - How to Get Rid of a Charley Horse

Published: 9 years, 7 month(s) ago | Submitted by dotty mcdonald | permalink

One horse that nobody wants is the charlie horse—that wickedly painful cramping of your leg muscles that will stop you in the middle of whatever you're doing. It can happen on any part of your leg, and always at the least opportune of t...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Get-Rid-of-a-Charley-Horse ^[6]