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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]
Doctors and physical therapists explain what charley horses are, why they happen, and how to prevent and treat the painful and annoying muscle cramps. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 ...
Charley horses can last for minutes, hours, or days. They can strike anywhere in the body , but the most common spots are the back of your lower leg/calf, back of your thigh, or the front of your ...
Charley Horses (or muscle spasms) are unpleasant no matter how often you experience them. We turned to an Equinox trainer to find out what causes them in the first place and how these muscle ...
A horse may be returned to work if symptoms have ceased and is no longer on NSAIDs or other prescribed drugs related to treatment of ER, this can otherwise can hide signs of another bout of ER. If NSAIDs or other treatment drugs are needed to keep the horse comfortable, or if the horse is reluctant to continue work, the animal is not yet ready ...
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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Muscle stiffness may also be present; if muscle weakness is not also present, and cramps are more severe, the stiffness may be categorized instead as cramp fasciculation syndrome. [3] Cramp fasciculation is a variant of BFS which presents with muscle pain and exercise intolerance. [2] [4]