{"id":36456,"date":"2025-07-30T17:58:18","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T17:58:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/damwebserver.com\/dreamdoctor\/articles\/restless-legs-3\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T17:58:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T17:58:18","slug":"restless-legs-3","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/damwebserver.com\/dreamdoctor\/articles\/restless-legs-3\/","title":{"rendered":"restless legs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">Hi Morris\u2014 <\/p>\n<p>You are absolutely right. Millions of sufferers are waiting for an answer. <\/p>\n<p>According to the National Sleep Foundation, 25% of adults report Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) feelings in their legs (crawly or tingling sensations) a few nights a month or more; 15% a few nights a week or more; and 8% every night or almost every night. Of those who report these symptoms, 50% say their leg pain prevents them from getting a good night\u2019s sleep. <\/p>\n<p>Tips for treatment of RLS are as varied as they often are contradictory. Sufferers of RLS frequently recommend (just before bedtime): <\/p>\n<p> \u20ac\u00a2 hot baths<br \/> \u20ac\u00a2 cold baths<br \/> \u20ac\u00a2 vigorous exercise<br \/> \u20ac\u00a2 stretching the leg muscles\u2014calves especially<br \/> \u20ac\u00a2 regular exercise (daytime)<br \/> \u20ac\u00a2 massage<br \/> \u20ac\u00a2 tall socks to keep the calves warm<br \/> \u20ac\u00a2 the elimination of caffeine from your diet<br \/> \u20ac\u00a2 ibuprofin, aspirin and<br \/> \u20ac\u00a2 vitamin and mineral supplements\u2014especially iron <\/p>\n<p>If you haven\u2019t tried all of these yet, you will want to integrate them into your current<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"> routine and let us know if anything works. Also, if you have any tips of<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"> your own, please pass them along. For the record, though, some <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">people swear by the hot baths and the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">vitamin and mineral supplements. <br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva;\">For more information\u2014including prescription medications for RLS\u2014visit the Restless Legs Foundation\u2019s website located at <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rls.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" style=\"color: #0000ff;\" target=\"_blank\">www.rls.org<\/a><\/span>. <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Back to <a href=\"https:\/\/damwebserver.com\/dreamdoctor\/articles\/restless-legs-2\/\" id=\"1480\" option=\"com_content\">original question<\/a><br \/>Back to <a href=\"https:\/\/damwebserver.com\/dreamdoctor\/articles\/restless-legs\/\" id=\"86\" option=\"com_content\">Restless Legs page<\/a><\/span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[3226,3246],"class_list":["post-36456","articles","type-articles","status-publish","hentry","category-better-sleep-answer","category-restless-legs-better-sleep-answer"],"acf":{"article_id":"1481"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/damwebserver.com\/dreamdoctor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles\/36456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/damwebserver.com\/dreamdoctor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/articles"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/damwebserver.com\/dreamdoctor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/articles"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/damwebserver.com\/dreamdoctor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/damwebserver.com\/dreamdoctor\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}