BOSTON - In a new feature called At the Clinic with Dr. Mallika, she tells us about some of the trends she's been seeing at her urgent care clinic. This week, Dr. Mallika says she's seen a number of patients complaining of charley horses, or pain and muscle spasms in the legs ...
People get goosebumps when they're chilly or experiencing extreme emotion, like shock or inspiration. This reaction is causedby the contraction of tiny muscles at the base of the hair folliclesall over the body, which causes the hair to stand upright. This involuntary response may be nature’s...
Have you heard anyone scream out “charley horse!” It’s one of those old American expressions that has outlived its folklore. But while the origin of this term may be faint, the experience is not. In fact, it can be unbearably painful. While a charley horse can occur without...
Stretching is the most common way to stop or prevent most muscle cramps. Muscle Cramps (Charley Horse) and Muscle Spasms What are the differences between muscle spasms and cramps? Learn about the causes of muscle spasms and cramps (charley horse) in the calf, leg, and more. Muscle Cramps:...
Definitions include: to bring up a subject that was resolved (or should have been resolved) long ago. charley horse Definitions include: a cramp of the leg. dark horse Definitions include: usually "dark horse candidate." eat like a horse Definitions include: when eating, to often eat a lot...
We've successfully made it past 'Blue Monday' already this year in Louisiana, but that's apparently not our 'most miserable' day of the year... and that day is just days away!
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Why Do They Call It a Charley Horse? Chuttersnap via Unsplash.com Why Do They Call It a Charley Horse? I usually call those leg cramps but I have used the term to describe a leg that has gone stiff due to a muscle spasm. The term evolves from baseball. Specifically, the Chicago Whit...
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 muscle cramp. Some people call it a charley horse. Apart from the pain, you can tell that a muscle is cramping when it feels hard or it looks like ...
“Muscle spasms are common in the back,” says Dr. Dominic King, an orthopedic physician at theCleveland Clinic Sports Health Center. “When you get a muscle spasm in your leg, you call it a charley horse. It may be caused by muscle fatigue or dehydration. Muscle spasms in your back ca...