AU - Mirnasuri, Rahim AU - Sabzevari, Sahar TI - The effect of massage therapy on restless leg syndrome PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE TA - Yafteh JN - Yafteh VO - 17 VI - 4 IP - 4 4099 - http://yafte.lums.ac.ir/article-1-2146-en.html 4100 - http://yafte.lums.ac.ir/article-1-2146-en.pdf SO - Yafteh 4 ABĀ  - Background: Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) is a kind of mal-movement which is identified by too much movement of the feet during rest. Although a host of scientific resources have pointed to the significant effect of massage on this disease, no well-designed study to date has explored the efficiency of massage on the RLS. Materials and methods: This study adopted a quasi-experimental design with pre-and post-test. Two groups served as the participants of the study. Experimental group received treatment, while control group received no intervention. Both groups were pre- and post-tested. The participants were 300 male and female students (at higher education centers of Lorestan province), whose age ranged from 18 to 30 years. Also, their height ranged from 155-1990, while their weight was 55-85 kg. A researcher-made questionnaire, including multiple-choice questions associated with RLS which show gravity of the mal-movement on a four-point Likert scale from very weak to very strong. T-test was used for data analysis. Results: The results of the study showed that a period of massage therapy had a significant effect on tingling therapy on the foot, the foot throbbing, burning feet, the sudden jump feet, sleep the sleep quality Conclusion: The current study revealed that performing a massage-therapy protocol have a significant effect on reducing the symptoms of RLS. CP - IRAN IN - Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, University of Lorestan. Khorramabad. Iran. LG - eng PB - Yafteh PG - 92 PT - Research YR - 2016