What leg conditions can someone get from not being active.

[fabemmy]

Can anyone tell me what leg conditions can someone get from not being active/rarely exercising.

Can legs start acheing from not being active. Can you get restless leg sydrome from it.

[Buenchico]

This link goes to a commercial site, but the information seems sound:
http://www.mobilisdirect.com/treatment.aspx?co ntentid=439

Chris

[sqad617]

fabemy...don't understand your question....are you chair bound?

[gossipgirl]

i can imagine you could get thrombosis if your not active, even if your chairbound you still need to move your legs

[sqad617]

gossipgirl....DVT good one.

I think fabemmy means that she leads a normal life except that she doesn't exrecise. in which case I cannot think of any leg conditions that that would predispose to.

[Lil O'lady]

Much will depend on your own body''s predisposition eg if many of your older relatives have varicose veins you might be prone to them; or if they have had panniculitis (leg swells up / goes lumpy and blotchy), again you could be prone. But not exercising or keeping active won't just affect the legs - keep active for general wellbeing.

[fabemmy]

No I'm not chairbound.

The reason I asked this question is because I work full time in a office where I am sat at a desk all day with rarely any movement and exercise and by the time I finish for the day i'm not in the mood to exercise.

[sqad617]

Like millions of others eh!
Can't think of any leg problems other than DVT suggested by gossipgirl and even that is unlikely,

[cazzz1975]

I walk miles per week and exercise a lot, I still get restless leg syndrome

[fabemmy]

Cazzz1975 how do you ease restless leg syndrome, does walkin a lot help it.

I think I have this and would like some tips to ease it.

[momac]

I take a quarter of soluble aspirin every evening and that does calm the restlessness,on another site someone recommends rubbing the legs with white soapy lather,quirky i know but you never know do you?.

[cazzz1975]

I find heat works quite well, I tend to use a hot water bottle when I am having a bad evening, sometimes pressure socks are good too, if I am struggling I will take a pain killer, but the heat normally relaxes it.

walking makes no difference to it really, if my legs are very tired they ache earlier in the evening rather than if I had not been walking

[Eve]

I have a very desk related job but as I have arthritis I tend to move as much as I can. As I'm a smoker I'm up and down a lot and try to avoid standing still too much.

If I'm sorting post or files or dictating I'll tend to get up and wander about a bit and don't have a printer or copier too close so I have to move to get stuff.

I get very restless legs and used to use voltarol gel but it started thinning my skin (not a pretty sight when shaving my legs!) so switched to a more natural gel (with Devils Claw etc...) or Aloe Vera gel (use a banana boat after sun one) or take prescription codine if it's really bad.

I find keeping my legs cool helps and have a dehumidifier I have on timer for an hour so it blows cool air around and always have a window open.

I'm on a chronic pain relief drug which is also really helping me as it helps with sleep as well so it's less likely to keep me awake.

Tonic water is meant to be good as a natural source of quinine but I can't stand the stuff.