A Long-Running Mystery, the Common Cramp

[Bouncer]

IT can happen for no reason, it seems, taking you completely by surprise. And it can be excruciating. Suddenly, a muscle contracts violently, as if it had been prodded with a jolt of electricity. And it remains balled in a tight knot as painful second after painful second drags on.

A seized calf muscle or a hamstring can be frightening. Swimmers fear they will drown. Cyclists nearly fall off their bikes. Runners drop to the ground, grimacing, gritting their teeth.


Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/14/he...DLr0eMxnzudKzQ

[Mr I]

hamstring cramp scares me, if it happens when I'm doing ham curls I stop, can't be botheres with tears any more