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, taking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ever been sound asleep, only to be startled awake by a stabbing pain in your calf or hamstring? These sudden, intense muscle ...

Dear Dr. Gott: I don't remember where I read it, but awhile ago, I came across an article stating that dill pickles would relieve nocturnal leg cramps. Let me start by saying it works! I have suffered ...

DEAR DR. GOTT: I don't remember where I read it, but awhile ago, I came across an article stating that dill pickles would relieve nocturnal leg cramps. Let me start by saying it works!

Microscopic tears of the muscle away from the lining of the bone causes the pain. Predisposing factors include overpronation and running on hard surfaces, and shin splints are more common in novice ...

Dear Dr. Gott: Many of us have heard and tried the two mysterious treatments mentioned in your columns during the past years. One is the magic that Vicks VapoRub performs on toenail fungus, and the ...