Vitamin K supplementation may serve as a nocturnal leg cramps treatment reducing frequency, intensity, and duration in older adults.

Leg cramps are painful and debilitating. They can stop you in your tracks during a busy day or wake you from a restful sleep. Perhaps you’ve already tried remedies like using heating pads ...

Nighttime (nocturnal) leg cramps are also common if you are overtired ... the nerves in the legs do not function properly. Diabetes treatment can help prevent further nerve damage.

The lack of magnesium can cause muscles to tighten uncontrollably, leading to painful leg cramps during the day or night, particularly while sleeping. Certain foods can interfere with magnesium ...

Night cramps are a problem readers often ask me about – they’re a common complaint and hitherto I’ve been at a loss to advise an effective treatment. But a study, published in JAMA Internal ...

Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is often worse at nighttime. Some people may only ... Mild RLS does not always require treatment. But depending on the cause of RLS, there may be ways to reduce it ...

Thousands of Australians are living with restless leg syndrome, but there are treatments available to help manage symptoms.

Compared with placebo, vitamin K2 supplements led to fewer episodes of nocturnal leg cramps and no treatment-related adverse effects in older adults. Among older adults, supplementation with ...

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Anon. Dear Anon.: Nocturnal leg cramps are extremely common. It’s estimated that nearly half of people over 50 have them. My first-line treatment is stretching, specifically the back of the ...