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Performing one or several stretches which elongate the muscles in the affected area should help to provide quick relief. Stand up straight, and then get into a lunging position, with your back leg being the one experiencing the charley horse. Straighten out your back leg while keeping your front leg bent.
Almost everyone has a âcharley horseâ at some point in his or her life. These are muscle spasms in which a group of muscles involuntarily contracts. This causes pain and inability to use those muscles. Stretching typically stops the cramp. But you may continue to have soreness for several days. Often charley horses develop for no clear reason. They can happen while sleeping, or they may develop if you stay in one position for a long period, as in writerâs cramp. A variety of conditions are associated with such muscle cramps.