Charley horse

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"Dead leg" diverts here; in engineering, the "dead leg" is the length of the flowing pipe where flow is not possible because one end is sealed.

Charley Horse (or charlie horse) is a popular everyday term in Canada and the United States for painful cramps or cramps in the leg muscles, usually lasting anywhere from a few seconds to about a day. It is less likely to refer to bruises in the arms or legs and bruises of the quadriceps muscles of the anterior or lateral thighs, or bruises of the femur, which usually produce hematoma and sometimes several weeks of pain and disability. In the latter sense, such injuries are known as dead leg . Charlie's dead limbs and horses are two different types of injuries. The dead limb is when someone or something about your feet makes him numb. The charlie horse is when your muscles contract without warning, and can last from a few minutes or a few days. In Australia it is also known as clogged thighs or corky . It often happens in contact sports, such as football when an athlete suffers from knee (blunt trauma) to the lateral quadriceps causing temporary hematoma or temporary paresis and antalgic gait as a result of pain.

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This term can also be used to refer to cramps in the leg muscles. These muscle cramps can have many possible direct causes resulting from high pH or low blood substrate concentrations, including hormonal imbalance, dehydration, low magnesium, potassium or calcium levels (although evidence has been mixed), drug side effects, or, more seriously, diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and neuropathy. They are also a common complaint during pregnancy. Being physically fit can also be a major contributing factor to Charley Horse.

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Treatment

Relief is usually given by massaging or stretching the legs, ankles or knees in the opposite direction of spasm.

Everyday advice suggests that a deficiency of potassium diet, found to be rich in bananas and many vegetables, is a common cause of these seizures.

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References

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External links

• What worked? Research is summarized in PubMed Health.

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