At one point or another, we’ve all experienced the unexpected, intense pain of a muscle cramp. Muscle cramps, also known as muscle spasms or charley horses, are the involuntary contraction of ...

so it makes sense that it’d ease muscle cramp pain, too. Mustard may also work as a cramp remedy because of its spicy kick from a compound called isothiocyanate, says Jackson Blatner.

Vitamin K supplementation may serve as a nocturnal leg cramps treatment reducing frequency, intensity, and duration in older adults.