mayo clinic site states "... Electrical stimulation of a nerve on the side of your knee may help RLS symptoms. Devices for electrical stimulation require a prescription from a healthcare professional."Does anyone have more info on this? exactly location? Can it be done with a tems machine?
I've been on Buprenorphine (currently 16 mcg patches) but have to up my dose every 12 to 18 months when I get breakthrough/worsening of symptoms.
REF: mayoclinic.org/diseases-con... (see Treatment section).
They are referring to the peroneal nerve. And they are probably referring to the Nidra TOMAC system which is only available in the US and requires a prescription.
Therapulse is good for nerve stimulation and costs £39 in UK.. no prescription needed...
have you tried the therapulse? I am wondering how effective it is.
I found Therapulse very effective when I had RLS....but, not a cure....my Therapulse has stopped working...and at £39 Im not in a hurry to buy a new one...Instead I'm using Magnesium butter and Magnesium spray...These do stop RLS within a few minutes. Going to try Magnesium tablets too...
thank you!
I'm in the US. So I'll have to look into what shipping costs are. I may give it a try.
I have treid all sorts of magnesiums pills creams etc. they have not worked for me. but I'm glad they do for you. There doesn't seem to be any one thing that works for everyone.
well, it looks like it will cost $70 in the US.
Yes, including shipping $70.90 for one or $126.85 for two...
BTW did you ever succeed in getting an iron infusion?
And I know that you've been here for a while, so I assume that you've looked at diet (my bête noires were sugar, aspartame and caffeine but yours may be different) and eliminated trigger meds like statins, sedating antihistamines, most antidepressants etc etc?
Thanks for asking. You must have a great memory!
No I was never able to find anyone that would do the iron infusion. But I did take iron supplements for a long while and got my ferratin levels up quit a bit.
And yes I've tried so many things over the years. I've always gravitated to natural health solutions diet etc. But honestly I never could fnd any corrilation between what I eat that made a difference. and in recent years I have just gone back to eating normally. Of course I do try to limit sugar, dairy, gluten. but I haven't cut any of them out completely since I never noticed a difference when I did try. I think I felt my best when I was doing some fasting along with a hight protien low carb diet. I had more energy and less body inflamation. but it didn't do anything for my RLS.
But in the past few years I definitely have found correlations when I finally acknowledged that I have complex trauma from childhood and started working through that. its mostly been in the trauma and somatic body work that I have been doing that I started to notice differences. While my RLS is not gone, it is much less sever now. I do hope that as I continue this work I will eventually get to a place that it's all gone.
Well, good luck and best wishes. (BTW, my memory isn't that great: I went back and looked at some old posts)
The Noctrix Nidra works by electrical stimulation of the peroneal nerve area but is only available - on prescription only - in a few states in the US (and currently nowhere else). It costs an astonishing (to those of us unfamiliar with very high US treatment and drug prices) $US7500 if not covered by insurance:
The Therapulse works by vibration stimulation of the peroneal nerve area. It is available worldwide without prescription - in Australia at $A97.95 including shipping for one leg at a time or $A179.95 for two:
According to reports, during use - and potentially for a time after - both Nidra and Therapulse devices work effectively or partially for some and not for others.
Further to the above - to a layman it seems possible that any Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) device, or any percussion device, applied to the peroneal nerve area *might* give at least some temporary relief for some people. It's not going to *cure* RLS but might help ameliorate the symptoms at least for a while:
Vagus nerve stimulation Possible future treatment.
Transcutaneous electrical stimulation unit
Electrical stimulation
