Restless Leg Syndrome
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If your eyes are tired and you’re about to hit the pillow; but your legs are still jumpy and restless. Then you should immediately seek advice of the expert. You have a problem of Restless Leg Syndrome or RLS.
Restless Leg Syndrome, which is nothing but a neurological disorder is common in many people. It is nothing but the problem of our legs when we are on the verge to fall asleep but our legs are not at rest. It causes enough sleep problem and people stay awake for this jumpy leg syndrome. If it is not treated, this problem can become worse day by day.
It can be seen at any age but this syndrome is frequent more in people over the age of 65.
Other medical conditions related to Restless Leg Syndrome
Many other physical problems are related to Restless Leg Syndrome:
- During pregnancy, especially last trimester
- Diabetes may cause jumpy feet problem
- Due to peripheral neuropathy where nerve problem happens in the leg
- Other diseases like renal failure, Parkinson’s disease, iron deficiency can cause restless leg problem
- Certain medication to treat several disease like allergies, nausea, seizures, cold etc can cause restless leg problem
How to diagnose Restless Leg Syndrome
When you will go for the check up to treat Restless Leg Syndrome, doctor will first diagnose whether you have any problem like leg cramp, calf pain due to less blood flow in the leg or intermittent claudication, arthritis etc.
How Restless Leg Syndrome bothers
Restless Leg Syndrome generally causes sleep problem at night. People with RLS might not be able to sleep more than 5 hours at night. Moreover, discussing this problem with doctors becomes very difficult as there is no single sign describes it. People might describe it like any worm moving in the legs, tingling sensation, burning sensation etc.
Restless Leg Syndrome subsides while patients are moving but while they take rest lying or sitting it resumes.
How to prevent Restless Leg Syndrome
Preventive measure for this problem is little tricky. Iron intake might remove this problem while it is because of the iron deficiency. While pregnancy causing this problem these symptoms will disappear right after baby delivery.
Doctors give many suggestions to improve your sleep hygiene like taking warm bath before going to bed. Some more sleeping habit like removing television from the bedroom, keeping bedroom quiet and cool helps to remove the night sleep problem due to Restless Leg Syndrome.
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