Restless Legs Relief from TENS unit
One of my major problems related to MS is terribly restless legs at night. It’s not every night, an it’s almost always if I fall asleep for a few minutes and suddenly awake. I awake and my legs are so bad I just cannot stand to keep them still. It {almost} feels like the feeling is coming straight from my lower back. I’ve had it for years and tried every medication known to help. What DOES seem to provide me with SOME relief and usually the ability to get back to sleep is placing a TENS unit on my lower back. I’m not sure if the “electricity” helps diffuse the nerves feelings or what- but just thought I put this out there in case it might help someone else with nerve pain or restlessness. This is NOT medical advice- none of my providers recommended this- just something I found personally that worked. They HAVE told me it will not hurt in any way TO use the unit in these cases. Has anyone ever had similar situation (restless legs seeming to come from lower back)? And if so- what helped you?