Table 1

Location of night and day time cramping

Location of cramp

During the night, n of participants

While awake during the day, n of participants

Calf

80

37

Foot

49

32

Front of lower leg

28

8

Hand

25

32

Inner thigh

25

14

Back of thigh

23

13

Front of thigh

16

5

Arm

9

7

Buttock

4

1

Other

10

11

Blyton et al. Journal of Foot and Ankle Research 2012 5:7   doi:10.1186/1757-1146-5-7