We conducted a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled trial assessing the therapeutic effect of PCDs for RLS. Patients were randomized in a 3:2 distribution according to a computer ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- Restless legs syndrome patients may respond to an hour a day -- five seconds a minute -- of periodic pneumatic compression, researchers here said. One-third of RLS patients in a ...

Pharmacotherapy for restless legs syndrome (RLS) may be ineffective or complicated by side effects. However, new research shows that pneumatic compression devices, which apply air pressure to the leg ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a study suggest that compression devices can produce significant improvements in patients with restless legs syndrome, a movement disorder that causes ...

Compression therapy uses controlled pressure to increase blood flow in your legs and improve blood flow to the heart. At the same time, it supports your veins and decreases swelling. Compression ...

We found that PCDs effectively improved the symptoms associated with RLS. While a placebo effect was observed, therapeutic PCDs resulted in significantly greater improvements in disease severity, ...