Restless leg syndrome natural treatment 

A syndrome is a set of symptoms indicative of a disease and not a disease itself. Restless leg syndrome natural treatment is therefore intended to address some symptoms and not a disease. 

What are symptoms of restless leg syndrome? 

The primary symptom is an unavoidable urge to change the position of legs to get rid of an uneasy numbness, tingling, throbbing, tiredness or subdued pain in legs particularly in the area of calf muscles. Any movement of legs relieves the discomfort only for a short interval and to be followed by a similar need for change again, setting a vicious circle of discomfort. As it happens mostly during sleep, it is quite disturbing. In case of too frequent occurrence of the phenomenon, one gets tired and does not get up fresh. The feeling of tiredness may even continue throughout the following day. Although most prevalent in night, it is not restricted to it. At times this discomfort is experienced during a long sitting, driving or a continued, one stature position. 

What is the cause of restless leg syndrome? 

As the discomfort is mostly experienced by the middle aged or elderly people, it may be deduced that improper maintenance of the grown up and stressed muscular system has something to do with the restless leg syndrome. Children normally do not experience such discomfort. In addition to fatigue, dehydration on account of intensive exercise, overwork, exposure to heat, loss of water through excessive urination or perspiration may also cause restlessness in legs. In case of dehydration, it not only water that is lost, but some essential micronutrients like minerals and salts too are depleted. On time rehydration and addition minerals helps recovery. 

Natural treatment: the preferred option 

Some pharmacological treatment may cure the condition; yet restless leg syndrome natural treatment is a preferred option. Reason is the absence of adverse side effect in the natural mode of treatment. The natural treatment entails use of herbs, massage, or exercise. Objective is to free the muscles from stress. It has been observed that pressing the calf muscles with hands moving downwards from knees to feet, relieves the restlessness. Since the syndrome prevails among adults and elderly of almost all the people regardless of their color or creed, it may perhaps be safely concluded that the condition is not hereditary but age specific. 

Restless Leg Syndrome Natural Treatment 

• Consumption of lemon barley or lime drinks to compensate for the lost energy and to rehydrate with provision of vitamin c.   
• Consumption of whole milk prior to sleeping  
• Massage of calf muscles with a suitable oil. Mustard oil is used for the purpose in some countries.  
• Soaking feet in comfortably warm saline   
• Consumption of citrus fruits and garlic to thin the blood with consequent increased blood supply to legs  
• Consumption of herbal tea with a variety of ingredients like ginger, mint, lemon grass, honey, cinnamon powder are also said to be of some value  
• Short time use of crip bandage may help relive discomfort.