Table 2.

Patient-Reported Treatment Efficacy for Leg Cramps

	Have you tried this treatment?				If you tried this treatment, was it helpful in relieving your leg cramps?
	No		Yes		No Response		Not Helpful		Somewhat Helpful		Usually Helpful
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Non-pharmacologic treatments
Massage of the affected muscle	71	21.8%	254	78.2%	20	7.9%	21	8.3%	116	45.7%	97	38.2%
Stretching	84	25.8%	241	74.2%	20	8.3%	19	7.9%	106	44.0%	96	39.8%
Walking	108	33.3%	216	66.7%	18	8.3%	18	8.3%	91	42.1%	89	41.2%
Hot shower/Warm bath	206	63.8%	117	36.2%	9	7.7%	13	11.1%	55	47.0%	40	34.2%
Keeping legs warm in bed	225	70.3%	95	29.7%	9	9.5%	9	9.5%	42	44.2%	35	36.8%
Pharmacological treatments
Verapamil	319	99.4%	2	0.6%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	2	100.0%	0	0.0%
NSAIDs	226	69.5%	99	30.5%
Aleve/Naproxen Sodium	276	86.0%	45	14.0%	3	6.7%	5	11.1%	25	55.6%	12	26.7%
Advil/Ibuprofen	232	71.4%	93	28.6%	3	3.2%	16	17.2%	52	55.9%	22	23.7%
Tylenol/Acetaminophen	223	68.6%	102	31.4%	3	2.9%	18	17.6%	56	54.9%	25	24.5%
Magnesium supplements	269	83.0%	55	17.0%	9	16.4%	8	14.5%	29	52.7%	9	16.4%
Quinine	317	98.1%	6	1.9%	0	0.0%	2	33.3%	1	16.7%	3	50.0%
Vitamin B supplements	274	85.1%	48	14.9%	8	16.7%	11	22.9%	21	43.8%	8	16.7%
Calcium supplements	264	82.0%	58	18.0%	10	17.2%	15	25.9%	29	50.0%	4	6.9%
Vitamin E supplements	291	91.2%	28	8.8%	7	25.0%	6	21.4%	12	42.9%	3	10.7%