the expression charlie horse comes from canada and the united states.
the expression charlie horse comes from canada and the united states.
where does the expression charlie horse come from?
canada and the united states
charlie horse (or charley horse) is a popular colloquial term in canada and the united states for painful involuntary spasms or cramps in the leg muscles, typically lasting anywhere from a few seconds to about a day. it is less likely to refer to a bruise on an arm or leg and a bruising of the quadriceps muscle of the anterior or lateral thigh, or contusion of the femur, that commonly results in a haematoma and sometimes several weeks of pain and disability. in this latter sense, such an injury is known as dead leg. dead leg and charlie horse are two different kinds of injury: a dead leg involves someone or something hitting a leg, causing it to go numb. a charlie horse involves the muscles contracting without warning, and can last from a few seconds to a few days. it often occurs in contact sports, such as football when an athlete suffers a knee (blunt trauma) to the lateral quadriceps causing a haematoma or temporary paresis and antalgic gait as a result of pain.
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when "lamb chop's play-along" ended shari and her husband jeremy created "the charlie horse music pizza" to teach children about music after talking about what kids loved the most. because a third of elementary schools were cutting music class from their curriculum at the time shari and jeremy felt that they should introduce kids to music through the show. after shari was diagnosed with inoperable uterine cancer the show was put on hold on june 18, 1998 while she underwent chemotherapy at cedars-sinai hospital. she died from viral pneumonia on august 2, 1998. after her death "the charlie horse music pizza" was canceled. the last episode of "the charlie horse music pizza" aired on january 17, 1999.
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