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 ...

Q. I've read about people using yellow mustard to get rid of leg cramps, and my theory is that the cure is walking to the kitchen. Stretching the cramp out relieves it within a minute or two. To test ...

Q: At a social function last week, a lady stood up and was hit with a leg cramp so severe she could not move. The hostess rushed to the kitchen, returned with some French's mustard in a teaspoon and ...

Q: Some time ago I read about a common kitchen condiment that was supposed to be good for severe leg cramps. Now I can't recall what it was. Can you help? A: The remedy in question involved a ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Q. My husband is disabled by osteoarthritis and psoriatic arthritis. He experienced frequent muscle cramping and was eating extra ...

Dear People's Pharmacy: I suffer from leg cramps. Recently while attending a basketball game, I had to leave my seat and try to walk off a severe inner-thigh cramp. A security guard, seeing that I was ...