long periods, stand up and walk periodically.
Likewise, people who stand all day may benefit from rest and gentle stretching.
### Eat a Balanced Diet
A varied diet generally provides the minerals muscles need without automatically requiring supplements.
## When Nighttime Leg Cramps Need Medical Attention
Most cramps are harmless, but certain patterns deserve evaluation.
Speak with a healthcare professional if your cramps:
* Happen very frequently
* Regularly interrupt your sleep
* Are becoming increasingly severe
* Last unusually long
* Begin after starting a new medication
* Occur with muscle weakness
* Occur with persistent numbness
* Do
