Q. I have horrible hand cramps, even when I am not gripping anything. Is there a home remedy I can try?
A. Many readers have found that soap is helpful against muscle cramps. Some keep a bar under the bottom sheet for leg cramps. One person wrote us: “A few days ago the fingers in both hands cramped up. I thought of the soap and held it in my hands. The cramps went away like magic.”
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