BACKGROUND
I am 41, British, and had the restless legs syndrome (RLS) all my adult life. I remember when I felt the first contractions, it must gradually have. My paternal grandmother suffered from RLS. I remember visiting my grandparents in Birmingham (United Kingdom) as a child, Nana mention the mysterious “Restless” (as she calls them), they kept awake at night. I was inexperienced, his slippers, and give him a foot massage, she always says she feels better. But I suspect she was sparing my feelings, my experience as a massage often brings relief. In fact, if I have a particularly bad spell, I must resist the urge to cut off the feet capricious!
So what is the Restless Legs Syndrome? Very briefly, it is an irresistible urge to move to get rid of a very unpleasant feeling, which in turn described as creeping, itching, feeling antsy, just to name a few. Since the legs, the condition can also on the feet, ankles and / or wrists (and probably also in other areas) in the rest. So it can happen when you try to sleep, distract yourself when you look at the films, read a book, a map in an office or a table. It disappears when you are active – walking, jogging, cooking, clothes hang on a leash, etc.
So in my case, it is suffering from genetic – my father Restless leg syndrome also how my younger brother. My father feels in his ankles, his wrists in my brother and me in my feet. My father does not get it through television, oddly enough. I have it in the night, and if it is particularly bad, I have little or no sleep. Fortunately, my partner did not mate outside the room in search of a bed, more relaxation occurred. Often, however, I move to the couch for the night.
My RLS symptoms are worse
I am currently in Chiang Mai, Thailand, and the syndrome was particularly bad in April, which is the warmest month of the year. Despite the cold, I began to feel about it in my wrists. I have tried reflexology (foot massage), but it was torture. To the horror massage my feet out of the hands leap as the sensations caused by the exploration of their mixing has become intolerable. What began systematically than an hour of entertainment in a transformed event. I think that the meetings helped at first, but I had to fear them and I have therefore dropped altogether. It was frightening to see double, my partner is asleep during his sessions of reflexology, stretching and awaken an hour later, his strong backing strap sandals and kicking back on the busy street, whistling between the teeth. I felt like a rag doll. My only consolation is that my feet are unhappy now smooth and soft as felt (probably) the day I was born.
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