The irresistible urge to move one's legs during periods of rest or inactivity was considered solely a neurologic movement disorder. In view of poor results and intolerable side-effects with drugs, physicians began researching for more reliable non-pharmacologic options.

Researchers began recognizing individuals experiencing episodic restless leg sensations actually overlay with the same pathology of chronic venous insufficiency.

A pilot study involving nine subjects with moderate to severe restless leg sensations were subjected to daily one-hour treatments in the evening using compression device technology. All nine reported immediate improvement and none reported experiencing any adverse side-effects.

A second study at Walter Reed Hospital involving thirty-five patients with moderate to severe restless legs sensations confirmed that venous reflux, the same pathology found with chronic venous insufficiency, overlays with RLS patients. The study confirmed inactivity along with venous reflux led to venous pooling of deoxygenated blood, tissue hypoxia, and the triggering of neuromuscular irritability which manifests in the form of calf muscle spasms and restlessness.

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