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.
Performing one or several stretches which elongate the muscles in the affected area should help to provide quick relief. Stand up straight, and then get into a lunging position, with your back leg being the one experiencing the charley horse. Straighten out your back leg while keeping your front leg bent.
Risk factors for charley horses. Muscle spasms can happen to anyone, at any age. And a charley horse can occur at any time of the day or night. Charley horses do tend to occur more often among people in the following groups: athletes. infants. older adults. people who are obese. people taking certain medications like diuretics, Evista, or statin drugs.