Purpose: Exercise has been demonstrated to alleviate restless legs syndrome (RLS) symptoms in individuals with RLS, but little studies are available on the physical health of primary RLS. This case series aim to describe outcome after the training of supervised aerobic exercise training in individuals with RLS.
Case Report: Five individuals with RLS were received with a supervised aerobic exercise training 2 days per week for 12 weeks. The International Restless Legs Syndrome Study Group Rating Scale (IRLS) was used to detect the severity of RLS. The Turkish version of the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) was used to measure sleep quality. The functional effect of fatigue was evaluated with Fatigue Impact Scale (FIS). The Six-Minute Walk test (6MWT) were used to determine the functional exercise capacity. All assessments took place at baseline and post-intervention.
Conclusion: Following aerobic exercise, clinically meaningful changes in the severity of RLS, PSQI, and 6MWT were reported in all individuals with severe RLS. Four of 5 patients improved their FIS at post-intervention. These results suggest that 24-session supervised aerobic exercise training might help to improve RLS severity, sleep quality, fatigue, and exercise capacity in an individual with RLS.
Department of Scientific Research Projects of Dokuz Eylul University
2020.KB.SAG.015
This study was funded by the Department of Scientific Research Projects of Dokuz Eylul University (Grant ID: 2020.KB.SAG.015). The funding body had no involvement in the data collection, analysis or interpretation, the writing of the manuscript or the decision to submit the manuscript for publication.
2020.KB.SAG.015
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Health Care Administration |
Journal Section | Case Report |
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Project Number | 2020.KB.SAG.015 |
Publication Date | May 31, 2024 |
Submission Date | April 6, 2023 |
Published in Issue | Year 2024 Volume: 8 Issue: 2 |