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Restless Leg Syndrome
I have a new client with significant RLS. Medical intervention including drugs has not alleviated their symptoms. The client is a 45 year old male granite installer. He is in excellent shape with no medical issues other than the RLS. His legs will actually jump off the table during a massage, especially when he falls asleep.
I'm looking to see what you may have found for successful treatment. Thanks
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Permalink Reply by Laura Allen on
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I've had it for years and I never have and never will take drugs for it. It doesn't bother ME as much as it does my husband :) He says I'm riding a bicycle all night in my sleep.
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Permalink Reply by Jill Jenks on
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Based on this, I'm guessing you haven't found a massage protocol that helps relieve/reduce the symptoms. I'm finding this more and more with my clients.
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Permalink Reply by Daniel Cohen on
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Taiji has worked well. Acupressure has helped but it takes work from within rather than an evidenced based massage protocol to do the best. I've had clients reduce the syndrome anywhere from 60-100%.
Qi Gong if you prefer to Taiji.
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Permalink Reply by Sharon Joubert on
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I don't have a technique to help with RLS but I do know that magnesium helps quite a lot to settle the leg. I also had it for a while last year after getting a knee replacement. It didn't twitch and wasn't as bad as your clients, just it just felt itchs and uncomortable. I couldn't get it to quiet. What helped me was a hot bath and brushing with a bath brush. This over stimulated the nerves and believe it or not my leg relaxed and off to sleep I went. Hope this helps a bit.
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I am going to look into the acupressure. This client is not the Taiji or Qi Gong type AT ALL! Too bad. I will remember this for other clients. Thank you
Daniel Cohen said:Taiji has worked well. Acupressure has helped but it takes work from within rather than an evidenced based massage protocol to do the best. I've had clients reduce the syndrome anywhere from 60-100%.
Qi Gong if you prefer to Taiji.
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Thanks Sharon. I will make my client aware of these options.
Sharon Joubert said:I don't have a technique to help with RLS but I do know that magnesium helps quite a lot to settle the leg. I also had it for a while last year after getting a . It didn't twitch and wasn't as bad as your clients, just it just felt itchs and uncomortable. I couldn't get it to quiet. What helped me was a hot bath and brushing with a bath brush. This over stimulated the nerves and believe it or not my leg relaxed and off to sleep I went. Hope this helps a bit.
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Permalink Reply by Michael Whalen on
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My wife has it, she took medication for years before we met. Hers manifests in terrible leg cramps during the night if untreated. I have found that just regular Swedish massage every two days completely stops her cramps. She hasn't taken her medication since we started the massage routine so we are very thankful for that.
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Permalink Reply by Gail Valor on
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Ancient Minerals makes an ultra pure magnesium
Oil, lotion & gel. Which I have found helps with
restless leg & cramping problems. I prefer the lotion
Also Mediral has a product called Cell Salts, an
under the tongue homeopathic which has pretty much
stopped the night cramps.
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No, and I get a lot of massage. It's kind of strange to me that my legs don't hurt at all when I'm sitting, standing or anything else, but they're very tender when I'm getting massage. Probably from all my exercising at night!
Jill Jenks said:
Based on this, I'm guessing you haven't found a massage protocol that helps relieve/reduce the symptoms. I'm finding this more and more with my clients.
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Permalink Reply by Alyson C Schlobohm on
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My Mom always told me it was from parasites. Sounds weird, but if it gets a lot worse when we have a full moon there's a chance that's what it is...
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