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.

Picture this: You’re lying in bed, *just* about to fall asleep, when your leg starts to cramp. The contractions, the twisting, the spasms, ugh! Naturally, you start to wonder, what causes leg cramps ...

That sudden, excruciating tightening in your calf or foot might be more than just an annoying interruption to your day or sleep. While occasional muscle cramps affect nearly everyone at some point, ...

When you rise up onto your toes and lower back down, your calf muscles squeeze the veins in your lower legs. This action ...

Stiff person syndrome (SPS) causes you to have muscle stiffness and spasms, often triggered by sudden noises or touch. You can use medications like muscle relaxants and anticonvulsants to relieve ...