A system for generating a counter-stimulation in a patient suffering from restless leg syndrome (RLS), the system comprising : a counter-stimulation device configured and arranged to generate a counter-stimulation in a patient suffering from RLS, the counter-stimulation of an amplitude, intensity, and time duration either lower than that which would wake the patient and higher than that sufficient to relieve RLS symptoms, or sufficient to relieve RLS symptoms and allow the patient to return to sleep； a controller configured and arranged to drive the counter-stimulation device, the controller in communication with the counter-stimulation device； and a base configured and arranged to hold the counter-stimulation device adjacent to a patient, the counter- stimulation device attached to the base.
