Why do you get a charley horse

What causes a charley horse?

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It is usually a sign that you are deficient in potassium. Bananas are high in potassium, so are potatoes. Eat them, and you should be fine. If you continue having the sensation of cramping in your jaw, you might want to consult your dentist…

How to get rid of charley horse.?

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When playing sports, drinking a lot of water and stretching before and after being physically active is the only way to avoid getting those painful muscle knots and spasms. Calf stretches are so important to avoid injury. Try drinking a lot…

How do we get Charlie horses?

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Charlir Horses are caused due to hormonal imbalances, dehydration, low levels of potassium or calcium in the blood, side effects of medication, or more seriously, diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and neuropathy. They are also …

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I get charley horse pains in my calves almost every night and they hurt like hell why ?

Q: you know those charley horse pains in your calves that you sometimes get ? well i get those almost every single night, and i sometimes cry because they hurt so bad. also my calves hurt throughout the day, and just last week at school, i was getting up from my desk when the bell ring and i almost couldn’t get up because it hurt so much. why do i get these so often? is there something wrong? it’s soo annoying!!!!!!

A: tht happens 2 me sometimes. hurts like a bitch.

why is a charley horse called a charley horse”. And why does it hurt so bad?

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A: Back in 1946 the ‘Journal of the American Medical Association’ published an article entitled ‘Treatment of the Charley Horse,’ rather than ‘Treatment of Injury to Quadriceps Femoris.’ This would indicate that ‘charley horse’ has been a part of formal English for at least 50 years. But did this term for a ‘leg cramp’ arise from a lame horse named Charley that pulled a roller across the infield in the Chicao White Sox ballpark in the 1890s? That’s the old story, and there was such a horse, but the expression may have been printed several years before his baseball days, in 1888, to describe a ballplayer’s stiffness or lameness. Another derivation that seems likely but hasn’t been proved traces ‘charley horse’ to the constables, or Charleys, of 17th century England. According to this theory, ‘Charleys,’ for ‘local police,’ survived in America through the 19th century and because aching legs were an occupational disease among Charleys,’ ballplayers suffering such maladies were compare to the coopers and said to be ‘weary from riding Charley’s horse.'” From the “Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins” by Robert Hendrickson (Facts on File, New York, 1997).

Why do people randomly get leg cramps (Charley Horse’s) when they’re sleeping?

Q: What happens all of a sudden to cause that pain in your muscle and why?

A: No one knows for sure why they occur. They may occur for no reason at all. Some possible reasons include overexertion, prolonged sitting or standing, or dehydration . Some less common reasons include diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, hypoglycemia, anemia and thyroid disorders. Check out the link listed below.