Some 40 per cent of adults experience night cramps, resulting in sleep disturbance and contributing to poor health — and they are increasingly frequent with age. Neurological conditions including Parkinson’s, some muscle diseases, diabetes, alcoholism, and an underactive thyroid can also trigger muscle cramps. The cerebellum is a part of the brain involved in muscle coordination, intellectual functions and mood. Write to Dr ScurrWrite to Dr Scurr at Good Health, Daily Mail, 2 Derry Street, London W8 5TT or email drmartin@dailymail.co.uk — include your contact details. Similarly, when it comes to families gathering for Christmas, we naturally assume those close to us are less likely to transmit Covid.

Source: Daily Mail December 22, 2020 01:09 UTC