Attempt of Moisturizing Care of the Lower Legs of Parkinson’s Disease a Patient with Restless Legs Syndrome

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  • Hitomi Taichi
    Bunkyo Gakuin University, J.F. Oberlin University International Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Yachi Chigusa
    J.F. Oberlin University International Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Yamaguchi Hajime
    J.F. Oberlin University College of Arts and Sciences

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  • レストレスレッグス症候群を呈するパーキンソン 病患者への下腿部保湿ケアの試み

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 This is a case study of a patient with severe Parkinson’s disease which made the patient bedridden. The patient had symptoms including sensations of heat, pain, and restlessness on both of her lower legs. The symptoms appeared to be those of restless legs syndrome (RLS) . The patient reported that those symptoms of RLS were felt stronger especially after receiving moisturizer application to the lower legs after bath. A preceding study reported that relaxation effect was observed by the application of the moisturizer at the speed of 3 to 5 cm per second. Therefore, in order to verify this effect, the moisturizer was applied at the speed of 3 to 5 cm per second to the lower legs of the patient. As a result, some major changes were reported concerning the sensations of heat, pain, and restlessness of the lower legs using the Visual Analog Scale. At the same time, muscle tension clearly decreased, and the range of motion of the joints of the lower legs improved slightly after the moisturizer application.<br> This research did not serve as a fundamental solution to RLS, but the method used in this study can be applied as a new type of counseling or communication with the patients in clinical settings. Furthermore, since the reduction of heat, pain and restlessness was reported, this method can possibly contribute to the prevention of depression and anxiety, which are common comorbidities of RLS.

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