http://www.sleepdisordersguide.com/blog/rls/helping-restless-leg-syndrome-with-natural-treatment/ Your Guide to A-Z Sleep Disorders ! Tue, 07 Oct 2008 10:31:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://www.sleepdisordersguide.com/blog/rls/helping-restless-leg-syndrome-with-natural-treatment/#comment-18443 John Stith Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:13:08 +0000 http://www.sleepdisordersguide.com/blog/rls/helping-restless-leg-syndrome-with-natural-treatment/#comment-18443 I've suffered from this for a couple of years now and at least for my body I've found a preventive cure that works. If I thoroughly stretch my hamstring muscles before bed, and can regularly sleep through the night without problems. While standing, I put one foot up on a table about hip height and lean into the leg until I feel tension but not pain. (I have to gradually push harder as the muscles stretch.) I do this for 2-3 minutes, and then do the other leg. If I forget to do this and wake up with the problem, doing my stretches right then stops the symptoms and lets me go back to sleep. For what it's worth, I've found temporary relief by adjusting intake of potassium and vitamin E, but after a while my body seems to adjust and the symptoms return. This very firm stretching is the only thing that's guaranteed to work for me every time. I’ve suffered from this for a couple of years now and at least for my body I’ve found a preventive cure that works. If I thoroughly stretch my hamstring muscles before bed, and can regularly sleep through the night without problems. While standing, I put one foot up on a table about hip height and lean into the leg until I feel tension but not pain. (I have to gradually push harder as the muscles stretch.) I do this for 2-3 minutes, and then do the other leg. If I forget to do this and wake up with the problem, doing my stretches right then stops the symptoms and lets me go back to sleep. For what it’s worth, I’ve found temporary relief by adjusting intake of potassium and vitamin E, but after a while my body seems to adjust and the symptoms return. This very firm stretching is the only thing that’s guaranteed to work for me every time.

]]> http://www.sleepdisordersguide.com/blog/rls/helping-restless-leg-syndrome-with-natural-treatment/#comment-11157 Betty Herr Wed, 16 May 2007 20:31:14 +0000 http://www.sleepdisordersguide.com/blog/rls/helping-restless-leg-syndrome-with-natural-treatment/#comment-11157 I have my boyfriend that has promblems. I don't know if that RLS? When he come home from heavy duty or excisese like therpy. His legs keep kicking and claws on my legs. Creeeeeepy feeling. I told him. Should not eat ice cream before bed. Should wait one hour then bed time. He really pain in the butt. So I gave him pm pain relvier pills. Seem like little better. I took too, fall sleep good. Try! Thanks for time. Betty Herr I have my boyfriend that has promblems. I don’t know if that RLS? When he come home from heavy duty or excisese like therpy. His legs keep kicking and claws on my legs. Creeeeeepy feeling. I told him. Should not eat ice cream before bed. Should wait one hour then bed time. He really pain in the butt. So I gave him pm pain relvier pills. Seem like little better. I took too, fall sleep good. Try! Thanks for time. Betty Herr

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