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Method of alleviating symptoms of restless legs syndrome

a technology of restless legs and symptoms, applied in the field of methods of alleviating symptoms of restless legs syndrome, can solve the problems of heart failure, blood has a tendency to clot when it slows or stops, and blood has a tendency to pool in the lower regions of the body

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-02-14
RODNEY EDWARD WILCOCKS
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Further, blood has a tendency to pool in the lower regions of the body as a result of gravity.
In general, blood has a tendency to clot when it slows or stops.
Generally, a pulmonary embolism subjects a heart to stress and in some cases this stress can cause heart failure.
Space on board aeroplanes is generally very limited and there is little capacity and / or opportunity to exercise the leg muscles.
Such individuals are therefore at risk of developing deep vein thrombosis.
As such, people with RLS may have difficulty falling asleep and staying asleep.
Left untreated, RLS may cause exhaustion and daytime fatigue.
According to NINDS, excessive exercise tends to aggravate the symptoms of RLS.

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[0045] A person may use the apparatus 10, shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3, to effect a muscle pump action in one of their legs. The apparatus 10 is suitable for use in a seated position where the user is in an upright position and their leg is bent. Alternatively, the apparatus 10 may be used by a person laying down in bed, where at least one leg of the person is bent so that the knee is raised with respect to the hips. In use, the apparatus 10 retards movement of the foot as the foot pivots about a respective ankle joint and moves from a first position towards a second position. The apparatus thereby effects a muscle pump action in the user's leg.

[0046] The apparatus 10 includes an elastically deformable endless loop 12, a handle 14 and a strap 16. While preferred embodiments of the invention are described with reference to an endless loop 12, the loop 12 may be any suitable shape such as a hoop, ring, rectangle, triangle or figure eight.

[0047] The loop 12 is elastically deformable so ...

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A method of alleviating symptoms of restless legs syndrome, includes (a) fitting an apparatus to a leg of a person afflicted with the symptoms of restless legs syndrome during a period rest, where the apparatus includes means for retarding movement of a foot of the leg of the person as the foot moves from a first position towards a second position; and (b) before the period of rest, alternately moving the foot between the first position and the second position, where the apparatus retards movement of the foot as the foot moves from the first position towards the second position.

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CROSS-REFERENCES TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 10 / 943,880 filed Sep. 20, 2004, which is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. application Ser. No. 10 / 482,808 filed Jan. 5, 2004, the entire disclosures of which are incorporated by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a method of alleviating symptoms of restless legs syndrome. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Oxygenated blood is pumped under pressure from the heart to all parts of a human body along arteries and returns to the heart for re-oxygenation along veins. Blood may also be returned to the heart by muscle pump action. For example, when the calf muscle of a person's leg is flexed and the surrounding veins are thereby constricted, blood will be forced away from the area of constriction. Valves present in the veins ensure that all blood flowing from the area of ...

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IPC IPC(8): A63B21/02
CPCA63B21/0552A63B21/1423A63B23/0494A63B21/1449A63B21/143A63B21/4011A63B21/4015A63B21/4025
Inventor WILCOCKS, RODNEY EDWARD
Owner RODNEY EDWARD WILCOCKS
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