Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Restless Leg Syndrome Sufferers Get Help

By Douglas Simchic

Have you often felt that your leg just doesn't feel comfortable whichever way you position it? If so, then you might be suffering from Restless Leg Syndrome, and there are proven techniques which will give you near-instantaneous relief. This disorder is characterized by certain sensations in your lower leg like tingling, pins and needles, prickling, drawing, pulling, shooting pains, and an irresistible urge to move your leg. Moving your leg usually does provide temporary relief.

A massage helps your body's tired and sore muscles to relax and de-stress and often helps in curing certain problems. Of specific benefit may be the massaging ottoman of the popular massage chairs. Foot and calf massaging is beneficial for some restless leg syndrome sufferers. These problems include those suffering from restless Leg Syndrome or RLS. Often those suffering from the Restless Leg Syndrome are unable to sleep at night as their symptoms flare up excessively later at night. RLS may be caused by a variety of factors including vitamin deficiency, high caffeine or salt intake or even a previous injury to the legs.

Medical practitioners with sleep inducing drugs and painkillers might be able to help, but those who might be willing to experiment with alternative healing techniques and not pump their body full of chemicals, may find relief through massage based therapy, like a massage chair recliner. And alternative healing methods are preferable as they have no side effects and do not harm the body in any manner.

Massage, when applied to the lower limbs of a patient who is experiencing a lot of discomfort, helps to increase blood circulation to that area and that might in turn help to reduce the painful sensations in that area. A qualified masseuse will also offer suggestions for home treatment, along with the massage therapy, like ice packs, hot water baths and compresses, and massage chair recliners with massaging ottomans, depending on the kind of complaint. They might also encourage you to do some light exercises to improve and maintain proper levels of blood circulation in your body as well. Proper blood circulation helps to keep your body healthy and is the objective of a massage as well for the body is fully capable of repairing itself, should it be given sufficient nutrients and enough oxygen, both of which are determined by the rate of blood circulation.

Massage chair therapy is totally safe and can be used by anyone, as massages do not have any side effects on their own. So when Restless Leg Syndrome patients often seek massage based therapy as a supplement to their existing therapy this is the best choice. Remember, pain killers have a lot of side effects and they also need to confirm whether massages may be counter productive to the medication they might be taking. However it is also important to remember that prescription drugs can merely mask the symptoms and only give temporary relief as they do not try to tackle or cure the problem at hand.

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