RLS and footwear

[AnonPDX]

Has anyone found that wearing high heels makes it worse or boots? My legs get cramps and restless and I find the cramps are worse with heels. Never used to have this problem.

[Madlegs1]

Can't say I have- but ,then , I haven't worn high heels in a long time. Raffs might be your man!🤔😎

Do wellie boots count? I wear them a lot.🤠

[Hidden in reply to Madlegs1]

Lol,. I was just about to say that my stilettos never give me any bother

[Eryl]

It would link with the theory that rls is caused by inflammation of the nerve receptors. The stress of wearing high heels might be causing an increase in the inflammation. The answer is to eliminate the cause of the inflammation which is probably dietary.

[nopeno1home]

Sugar, wrong shoes or slippers on my feet and pants that are not comfortable or wrong type of fabric are a few triggers for me. I have 5 pairs of slippers different styles because my feet are so sensitive. I will say that if I can't do anything about the shoes I have on for a good amount of time I will take naproxen and that helps. Please forgive my ramblings, good luck.

[byrnzy4 in reply to nopeno1home]

what a good idea, to take naproxen for this. I have occasionally been driving home from something at night, after dark, have restless legs just beginning, and will take off pants because they feel like they are making my legs even more crazy. Because of that, I have taken to wearing a full skirt to evening activities that are a drive away from home; that completely frees my legs from any of that uncomfortable feeling.

[Parminter]

We spend a good deal of our time stretching the calf muscles and Achilles' tendons because there seems no doubt that they are constantly under tension in this condition. So yes, high heels would certainly make it worse because it is the opposite of this essential stretch.

[Spudvar]

Haven’t tried it.!

[borrowedlight]

I am 64 and definitely footwear makes a difference to my rls. I've never worn super high heels and usually these days spend the summer in birkenstock sandals and low heeled almost flat ankle boots. This keeps my rls at bay until bedtime or sooner if I spend too long sitting on the sofa in the evening. However, the other evening I felt like dressing up a bit and wore a boot with a 2 inch heel to go to a concert. By the end of the concert my rls had really kicked in and trapped in the middle of a row, unable to move was awful. So no more vanity dressing! I always thought it was good to wear a variety of heel heights to keep the muscles flexible but maybe as you get older the muscles are just not that flexible unless you really keep working them!

[bauerannec]

Hi,

I don't wear heels basically because of a balance problem, but in the winter here in Houston Tx, I do wear boots and my toes get restless ESPECIALLY if I'm sitting somewhere.

my problem with wearing boots is if my feet are swollen (due to diabetes) then I have trouble getting my boots on and if I succeed in getting them on then sometimes I have trouble zipping them if they're tall boots.

It feels terrible when you're sitting somewhere that you can't get up and walk around, when your toes get that restless feeling. Maybe you could try wearing shoes that are either flat or not high heels, maybe you could try wearing shoes that have lower heels,it's worth trying, right!

Same thing with boots if you wear boots that come high on the legs,you might want to try wearing some boots that are lower and make sure that either type of shoes are not snug ,they need room to where you can move your toes .

I hope some of this helps you !

Good Luck and GOD Bless,

Annelle