Today's true sports drinks are still the classic Gatorade -- packed with the electrolytes potassium, magnesium, calcium, and sodium to provide energy during intense workouts -- as well as competitors such as Cytomax, Allsport, and Accelerade.
Certain medications can also cause Charley horse as a result of their side effects. Drugs such as statins or medicines prescribed for lowering cholesterol, blood pressure, diuretics, asthma medicines like terbutaline and salbutamol, morphine and lithium can trigger muscle spasms.
When a muscle goes into a spasm the pain it causes can be severe. And embarking on a physical activity when you havenât consumed enough fluids nor minerals creates a likely scenario youâll experience one. When you first notice your charley horse, stop what youâre doing and treat it by stretching or massaging the spasm.