Most people have likely had the unpleasant experience of a muscle cramp, also known as a charley horse or muscle spasm. And while most cramps will quickly go away on their own, there are a few helpful ...

You might get hand cramps after writing, typing, or holding your phone for long periods of time. Dehydration, diabetes, carpal tunnel syndrome, and focal dystonia can also cause hand cramps. If you ...

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Medically reviewed by Simone Harounian, MS, RD Key Takeaways Bananas are rich in electrolytes but may not provide enough to effectively relieve muscle cramps immediately.Eating a diet rich in ...

“Menthol and camphor [a common ingredient in remedies applied to the skin] work by producing a cooling sensation that can reduce inflammation and ease discomfort,” Parnacott explains. Helfrich echoes ...

Bananas are popular for relieving muscle cramps, but it’s unclear how much they help. Muscle cramps are involuntary muscle contractions or spasms that are common after exercise and can be ...

Muscle and joint pain may overlap, but they can have different causes and treatment approaches. Muscle and joint pain can accompany swelling, stiffness, reduced mobility, and other symptoms. This ...

You have 20 muscles in your forearm, the part of your arm between your elbow and your hand. They help you move your arms, hands, and fingers and perform many of the tasks of daily life. You can strain ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 63-year-old man taking 20 mg of rosuvastatin a day, and my blood showed that my total cholesterol level was 136 mg/dL; my HDL was 47 mg/dL; and my LDL was 70 mg/dL. I was then ...

One of the knocks on this class of drugs is muscle cramps (1), and this dogma has gone hand in hand with statins since the beginning. But the authors of a new Lancet paper claim that the statin muscle ...

What Is the Latissimus Dorsi Muscle? The latissimus dorsi is a large muscle covering your back. You may know it as your lats muscles. They're connected to many parts of your body, originating from ...