Recently NPR featured a story about the increased likelihood of getting painful night time leg cramps as we get older. The chances of suffering from a charley horse rises past the age of 65 and many older people experience …

Sudden night leg cramps occur when the muscles in your lower leg involuntarily contract and tighten (called a “spasm”), often without warning while you are sleeping.  Leg cramps at night are often confined to the calf muscles, but some people …