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Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a difficult neurological disorder in which the sufferer is unable to completely control his legs at all times. The syndrome is fairly common, with an estimated 1 percent of the population suffering from it (RLS Society Statistic). Restless leg syndrome produces a nagging urge to keep moving your legs.... more »
Restless leg syndrome is a bothersome condition that affects many people. It manifests as a tingling sensation in the legs or the constant urge to jiggle your legs. If often occurs at times of relaxation, such as at night, which can keep sufferers awake. If you feel you might have restless leg syndrome, you can take steps to prevent... more »
Restless leg syndrome is more than just aggravating; it is often embarrassing. If you suffer from RLS (restless leg syndrome), you may find it hard to fall asleep. It is difficult to share a bed with your spouse or loved one, and no one seems to understand. more »
Your legs twitch, ache and generally drive you crazy the moment you lay down to go to sleep. That is RLS, also known as restless leg syndrome. It is usually misdiagnosed, occurring even in very young children. As adults restless leg syndrome can turn you into a zombie during the day by keeping you up all night. There is no cure for... more »
If you can't seem to stop moving your legs moving around, or your legs are experiencing pain or discomfort on a regular basis, you could have Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS). This syndrome has now become more widely recognized, which means that there are many new treatments for it. If you have Restless Leg Syndrome, you can put a stop... more »
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The burning and itching sensations in the legs that are symptoms of restless leg syndrome can affect the very young to the very old. These... more »
Restless leg syndrome (RLS) does just what its name suggests: It makes you feel like you have to stand up and move around. Doing so will relieve... more »
RLS, or restless leg syndrome, is essentially a condition that is considered both a nervous system disorder and a sleeping disorder. It is... more »
Restless leg syndrome is a neurological disorder that causes an extremely uncomfortable feeling in one or both legs when a person is lying down.... more »
If you feel a crawling sensation in your legs when you are lying down at night, you may have restless leg syndrome. Restless leg syndrome is a... more »
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Restless legs syndrome (RLS), also known as Wittmaack-Ekboms syndrome, and colloquially as "the jimmylegs" is a condition that is characterized by an irresistible urge to move ones body to stop uncomfortable or odd sensations. It most commonly affects the legs, but can also affect the arms or torso and even phantom limbs.Skidmore FM, Drago V, Foster PS, Heilman KM. (2009). Bilateral restless legs affecting a phantom limb, treated with dopamine agonists. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 80(5):569-70. PMID 19372293 Moving the affected body part modulates the sensations, providing temporary relief.
RLS causes a sensation in the legs or arms that can most closely be compared to a burning, itching, or tickling sensation in the muscles. Some controversy surrounds the marketing of drug treatments for RLS. It is a spectrum disease with some people experiencing only a minor annoyance and others experiencing major issues.
Signs and symptoms
The sensations—and the need to move—may return immediately after ceasing movement or at a later time. RLS may start at any age, including early childhood, and is a progressive disease for a certain portion of those afflicted, although the symptoms have disappeared permanently in some sufferers.
*"An urge to move, usually due to uncomfortable sensations that occur primarily in the legs, but occasionally in the arms or elsewhere."
:The sensations are unusual and unlike other common sensations, and those with RLS have a hard time describing them. People use words such as: uncomfortable, "antsy", electrical, creeping, painful, itching, pins and needles, pulling, creepy-crawly, ants inside the legs, numbness, and many others. It is sometimes desbcribed as feeling similar to a limb "falling read more at » http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Restless+legs+syndrome
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