shower or bath.

[Bantamdyno]

Which is the best for rls pain ,bath or shower.

[SueJohnson]

Whatever works best for you. As I have posted in what helps some people: a 5 minute shower alternating 20 seconds cold water with 10 seconds hot water finishing with hot water for another couple of minutes, hot baths, doing a magnesium salts soak (epsom salts).

The full advice is:

Some things that can make RLS symptoms worse for some people are alcohol, nicotine, caffeine, sugar, artificial sweeteners, carbs, foods high in sodium, foods that cause inflammation, foods high in glutamate, ice cream, eating late at night, oestrogen (estrogen) including HRT, dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, melatonin, Monosodium Glutamate (MSG), collagen supplements, eating late at night, stress and vigorous exercise.

Some things that help some people include caffeine, moderate exercise, weighted blankets, compression socks, elastic bandages, masturbation, magnesium glycinate, fennell, low oxalate diet, a low-inflammatory diet, selenium, 5 minute shower alternating 20 seconds cold water with 10 seconds hot water finishing with hot water for another couple of minutes, hot baths, distractions, applying a topical magnesium lotion or spray, doing a magnesium salts soak (epsom salts), vitamins B1, B3, B6, B12, D3, K2, if deficient, and potassium and copper if deficient, massage including using a massage gun, vibration devices like therapulse, using a standing desk, playing and listening to music, creative hobbies, meditation and yoga.

[Bantamdyno in reply to SueJohnson]

I know you need to stretch you muscles in warm water hydrotherapy ,showers are useless for this.

[Moonwalker1967]

For me it was a nice hot bath.

[Munroist]

I get nerve issues after any decent exercise and I find a shower is the best. At the end I turn up the heat a bit and move the shower head around to give my lower back, quads, neck and any other aching bits a few seconds and I can really feel muscles relaxing and tension easing. I find baths tedious and once you are warm there’s no further benefit in my experience.

[Birdland]

A very hot bath works best for me.

[teakabeagle]

It depends. If I woke up with bad RLS, I’d take a hot shower as I needed to be upright and weight bearing. If I was walking around a bit and it was settling, I’d do a hot bath. I’d often fall asleep in the tub. Got a bath pillow/may that kept me in place. I’d wake up when the water got too cold which would kick up the PMLD. Sometimes just couldn’t win

[Huntingleroy]

For me a really hot bath . On really bad nights sometimes 3 or 4