Pain & calf cramps - when muscles sound the alarm

Calf cramps

A sudden, stabbing pain in the calf - usually at night, often without warning. Seconds that feel like minutes. The muscle contracts hard and unyieldingly, nothing works anymore. Afterwards, there is often a dull aftertaste, a pulling, an uneasy feeling - in the body and in the head.

Calf cramps are one of the most common neuromuscular complaints - and yet they are poorly understood. This is because their causes are as varied as the patients themselves.