[IdahoNative]

Cooling the legs/feet helps - the colder the better. I love North Idaho winters because when the restless legs starts in, a barefoot stroll around the cold cement floor in the unheated garage for a couple of minutes usually takes care of it and then I can go back to bed and actually lay still long enough to get some sleep.

[united1000]

Cooling the legs/feet helps - the colder the better. I love North Idaho winters because when the restless legs starts in, a barefoot stroll around the cold cement floor in the unheated garage for a couple of minutes usually takes care of it and then I can go back to bed and actually lay still long enough to get some sleep.

 

I often hang my feet out of the covers but never thought about taking a stroll on the cold floor.  I've got a basement too, the laundry room is cement, even in summer ought to be better than nothing. I'll try it.

[Spyder]

Interesting you would discover this - that's true of multiple sclerosis as well. One of the previously favored treatments were ice baths.

[Marie]

Cooling the legs/feet helps - the colder the better.

I freeze out my spine. I'm convinced that the problem originates there. I have RLS in my arm as well as both my legs and an ice pack on my neck (for my arm) or my lower back (for my legs) does more to relieve the symptoms than anything else.