PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Khandalavala, Birgit
AU  - Geske, Jenenne
AU  - Klein, Jacob
TI  - Patient-Reported Prevalence, Characteristics, and Impact of Leg Cramps in an Urban Primary Care Clinic
AID  - 10.1370/afm.3013
DP  - 2023 Sep 01
TA  - The Annals of Family Medicine
PG  - 440--443
VI  - 21
IP  - 5
4099  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/21/5/440.short
4100  - http://www.annfammed.org/content/21/5/440.full
SO  - Ann Fam Med2023 Sep 01; 21
AB  - This study addresses the prevalence and characteristics of leg cramps in 294 primary care patients (mean age = 46.5 years), with 51.7% reporting leg cramps. Patients who experience resting or exercise-induced leg cramps were more likely to be older and female. Cramp severity averaged 5.6 on a scale of 1-10 and disturbed sleep “sometimes” or “often” in 55% of patients. Most patients did not discuss cramps with their clinician. Our study reveals a possible shift in patients who experience leg cramps to younger age and chronicity. Resting leg cramps should be reviewed by clinicians as a symptom of declining health and advancing aging.