"A charley horse" is an American term for a very painful involuntary cramp in the legs (usually located in the calf muscle) and/or foot, lasting anywhere from a few seconds to a couple days. The phrase formerly referred more commonly to 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.[citation needed]
Dead legs and charley horses are two different types of injuries: A charley horse involves the muscles contracting without warning, and can last from a few seconds to a couple days. A dead leg often occurs in contact sports, such as football, when an athlete suffers a knee or other blunt trauma to the lateral quadriceps causing a haematoma or temporary paresis and antalgic gait as a result of pain.[citation needed]
Colloquially, taking a hit in the thigh area (thigh contusion) can also be referred to as a charley horse[1] or even simply as a charley.[2]
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and arches of the foot, and in North America are sometimes called a "Charleyhorse" or a "corky". Such cramping is associated with strenuous physical activity...
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the 1981 reunion of The Brady Bunch. He also claims that he "had a Charleyhorse since the Renaissance". Ivan proceeds to demolish the Command Center...
sold. Charley confronts Del and Bonnie, who collectively shrug off Charley's request to buy Pete. Charley then takes Del's keys and steals the horse, along...
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the name María del Refugio. In Cuba, it is also used as a term for a charleyhorse. Polla (lit.: "female pollo", i.e.: chicken or hen) is used in Spain...
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grandfather of four.[citation needed] Alvarez, Rafael (September 24, 2019). "The Men Behind the Horse". Chesapeake Bay Magazine. Charley Scalies at IMDb v t e...
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