Chinese medicine believes that the occurrence of restless legs syndrome is related to the body’s motor changes and emotional activity disorders. Acupuncture treatment is often used to foot Sanli, Yanglingquan, Baihui and other acupuncture points, which plays a role in regulating the spirit and tranquillizing the mind, dredging the tendons and collaterals, and benefiting the vitality of qi and blood, and so on.
Restless Legs Syndrome, also known as Restless Legs Syndrome, is a common sensory-motor disorder that mainly involves the legs. Patients manifest indescribable sensory abnormalities and discomfort in both lower limbs under resting state, and have a strong desire to move their legs.
Foot Sanli: Located three inches below the calf’s nose, one horizontal finger beside the anterior border of the tibia. It has the effect of tonifying the spleen and stomach, regulating qi and blood, assisting transportation and transformation, tonifying weakness, supporting and consolidating the body’s positive qi, and dispelling evils and preventing diseases.
Yanglingquan: located in the depression in front of and below the head of the fibula, treating hemiplegia (one side of the limb can not move freely), paralysis of the lower limbs (lower limb weakness, numbness and pain), numbness, swelling and pain in the knees and knees, foot fungus, coercive and rib pain, bitter taste in the mouth, vomiting, jaundice, pediatric convulsions (pediatric diseases mainly manifested by dizziness, apoplexy, and convulsions). Yanglingquan is the meeting point of tendons, which can soften tendons and stop tremors.
Baihui: Located on the center line of the head, five inches straight up from the center of the front hairline. It is mainly used for treating headache, vertigo, tinnitus, nasal congestion, apoplexy, fainting, epilepsy and prolapse.
The mechanism of acupuncture therapy for treating numbness and pain in patients with restless legs syndrome is to dredge the meridians and collaterals, harmonize qi and blood, and tranquilize the mind and settle tremors. In addition, paying attention to avoiding triggering factors in daily life, actively exercising, and eating a balanced diet are also helpful in preventing restless legs syndrome.
Acupuncture treatment needs to be performed by a professional doctor.