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Treating Charley horses. There are things you can do in the moment to reduce the pain of a Charley horse. “Try to massage the tight area gently or put some pressure or weight on the affected leg ...
Doctors and physical therapists explain what charley horses are, why they happen, and how to prevent and treat the painful and annoying muscle cramps.
Charley horses have many possible causes directly resulting from high or low pH or substrate concentrations in the blood, including hormonal imbalances, dehydration, low levels of magnesium, potassium, or calcium (evidence has been mixed), [5] [6] [7] side effects of medication, or, more seriously, diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and neuropathy. [8]
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The antimalarial drug quinine is a traditional treatment that may be slightly effective for reducing the number of cramps, the intensity of cramps, and the number of days a person experiences cramps. Quinine has not been shown to reduce the duration (length) of a muscle cramp. [ 6 ]
The article is wrong though, a dead leg or arm is the effect of a strike to it resulting in no feeling (not until much later) but it sounds very much like a charley horse is painful cramp. 82.0.92.218 ( talk ) 21:06, 1 September 2010 (UTC) [ reply ]
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