What is the best way to get rid of a charley horse in your leg?

Question:

If you've had one, you KNOW how much it hurts. So what do you do to make it stop, or to feel better?

Answers:
have someone pull the big toe of your affected leg!! it works!

Other Answers:
Walk it off or rub it with Bengay ointment.

stretching, warm water (moist heat), walking on it, ice. A hot water pad should make the pain stop in about 5 minutes. Icy-Hot works, as well, but the smell can get to you if you have a weak stomach.

if it happens offen get musle pills from the doc.

when i get up and stand on it, if its really bad start walking on it and that helps a lot, if it hurts so much i cant stand it usually everytime i move to get up it gets worse i just lay in bed and agonize over it till its over

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