How to Treat Restless Legs Syndrome : Exercise Tips for Treating Restless Leg Syndrome

Learn how exercise can be used for treating restless legs syndromes as well as some easy exercises you can do at home with expert medical advice in this free health care video clip.

Expert: Dr. Susan Jewell
Bio: Dr. Susan Jewell is a British born educated bilingual Asian with a British accent and can speak Cantonese.
Filmmaker: Nili Nathan

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• causes
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• treatments

[nimhu]

Clearly this woman has never had RLS herself... excersize does jack sh*t for my legs

[ReviewCam]

@nimhu yep. people are confusing night leg cramps with RLS. The only thing that helped before I was put on Tegretol and Requip was laying with a back messager under my legs. The vibration of the back messager kept my leg muscles "'moving" yet I was able to rest and sleep. RLS is a living hell. A nightmare. Worse than severe pain!

[vickik6]

My case does not seem as severe as some of yours but it is still painful and annoying. I have found that calcium is the key to managing the restlessness. I take a tablet in the morning and at night. If I'm going to sit down and watch a movie, the first thing I do is pop a calcium tablet. Taking magnesium with it helps too. I have been doing this for years. Stretching the calves helps a lot just before bed too. I hope it works for you also.

[0rbis2010]

Not so. Exercise does help. running in place for a few minutes has helped me a great deal for years.

[steveoo6]

whats with all these wimpy little leg exercises? I have this, a mild case and im also a bodybuilder. please listen to me and believe me that if you really exercise your legs until they're exhausted and get some serious blood and oxygen flow through your legs your symptoms will be better.start with doing bodyweight squats an hour before bed. if you cant do those hold onto somethin in front of you while you squat. it works just try it! and make those legs too tired to be restless!

[ZhaneStrife]

@satchi123 i ma whoop ur ass if it doesnt work

[satchi123]

i have a way that could wrk,

since its linked to bad blood circulation and stress and anxiety, u hv to regulate the flow of blood in ur system, pushing it in ur lower limbs. u need to lie down, relax, mindfull deep breathin fr a while, and contract ur thigh muscles, any one, and relax, then contract the muscles again as hard as u can, relax, then contract both thighs as hard as u can, then relax, do about 3 contractions and relaxations.

[Minky2488]

My doctor told me I had a mild case of this due to my pregnancy. I choose not to take any medication because I do not feel comfortable with taking meds while pregnant but I do try to walk around but sometimes It gets so bad I have to drop to the floor. This once happened as I was walking down the stairs. It was like my legs just gave up on me. Very dangerous situation. I try to lay down much as possible or stay in one area. Good thing I have my bestfriend to massage my legs : )

[InnocenceEternal]

I got it from abilify, and it all went away when i started taking vitamin B6, magnesium, and zinc. Try it, it will go away within 24 hrs.