Creepy-crawly feeling

[ForumTeam]

I've started having a restless, almost creepy-crawly feeling in my leg opposite the one being worked on. It gets bad enough that I have to ask the student working on me to stop so I can shake the feeling out. Or, it sometimes gets bad enough that I have to stretch my legs. It happened again last week, too. Only this time my shoulder was being worked on. And the feeling happened in both my legs. My instructor stated I have a very sensitive nervous system. Is there anything else I can do to stop this from happening while being worked on? It's driving me batty. t119

 

[covinher]

I have several clients with restless leg syndrome. The symptoms they exhibit sound similar to what you're experiencing. In general they have gotten relief from their symptoms in various ways including vitamin supplements & medication.

During massage changing their bolstering has helped. That might mean adding or taking away some support. For example, one client has me remove the foot cushion when she is supine. For her, I can work on her legs when she is prone, but not supine. We just skip that part of the massage.

Hopefully your situation will give you & the other students an opportunity to experiment and be creative. I hope you find a way to be comfortable when getting a massage. Maybe you'll develop a new technique!