You know that strange thing when your toes start twitching and involuntarily twisting around each other? Or when you wake up in the middle of the night with your foot flexed, immovable, and shooting ...

Weak muscles, injuries, poorly fitting shoes, and dehydration can all lead to toe cramps. Tips for preventing toes from cramping include stretching the muscles, wearing shoes that fit well, and ...

Toe twitching, also called a tremor or a spasm, can be caused by a variety of conditions. Many simply result from temporary interruptions in your circulatory system, muscles, or joints. Others may be ...

You could be fast asleep when suddenly, a sharp, paralyzing stiffness jolts you awake—usually in your calf or foot. These episodes, commonly known as foot or leg cramps, occur when a muscle tightens ...

Foot cramps at night are a classic sign of muscle fatigue. Other causes of nocturnal foot cramps include low magnesium, hypokalemia, or inadequate footwear. Nocturnal foot cramps are not the same as ...

Carpopedal spasms are frequent and involuntary muscle contractions in the hands and feet. In some cases, the wrists and ankles are affected. Carpopedal spasms are associated with cramping and tingling ...

WHEN one of my friends wanted to sign a cheque recently, and the two fingers to hold the pen couldn’t do the job, and a doctor suggested he may have had a partial stroke, he had to embark on serious ...

A persistent cramp in the pinky toe can signal peripheral artery disease (PAD), indicating reduced blood flow to the lower extremities. This condition, caused by plaque buildup in arteries, mirrors ...