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How RLS Affects You
RLS, or restless legs syndrome, while not really serious, can lead to problems in several areas of a victim's life. A survey conducted by the National Sleep Foundation, and involving over 1500 adults across America discovered that 9.7% of those polled suffered from restless legs syndrome.

Battling Restless Leg Syndrome
Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a sleep disorder that causes leg discomfort, usually in the evening. It doesn't matter whether you're lying in bed, sitting in a movie theater, or on an all-night air flight. RLS doesn't care. This is an interview with Charlotte Sherman has suffered with restless leg syndrome for many years.

Treatment of RLS (Restless Legs Syndrome)
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is that creepy, crawly sensation that keeps you awake night after night as you fight the need to move your legs. According to study results presented at the 9th International Congress of the Movement Disorder Society, a once-daily dose regimen of pramipexole improved Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) symptoms for a 24-hour period and produced significant improvements in patients’ sleep.

Restless Legs In the News
Several news stories over the last couple of weeks have discussed the problem of restless legs syndrome, the disorder causing discomfort in the legs and the irresistible need to keep moving them. Restless legs syndrome disrupts the sleep of hundreds of people, both those suffering from the syndrome and their bed partners.

Kids and Restless Leg Syndrome
Restless leg syndrome is usually thought of as an adult disorder, so it is likely that many Pediatricians are not familiar with it.

Remedy Find for Restless Legs Syndrome
RemedyFind is a free, unbiased site (not sponsored by drug companies etc.) where individuals can rate the effectiveness of Restless Legs treatments they have tried

Not All Restless Legs Syndrome is the Same
For many people with restless legs, however, there is no pain. They suffer, instead, from what is known as paresthesia. Healthlink describes paresthesia as "Numbness, prickly sensations without point specificity, or abnormal hypersensitivities, all local to one part of the body, and without an obvious cause."

They Have Restless Legs
Two drugs used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease, ropinirole and pergolide, may offer relief to sufferers of restless legs syndrome.

Restless Legs and ADD - Is There a Connection?
A recent press release states that adults with restless legs syndrome are more likely to also suffer from ADD (attention deficit disorder) or ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder.

Restless Legs Syndrome
Restless legs syndrome causes burning, itching, crawling sensations in the legs and the victim feels a need to move the limbs to seek relief.  This disturbs the sleep.

How To Ease the Misery of Restless Legs Syndrome
It feels like bugs are crawling on your legs. They tickle.  They itch.  You keep moving them, trying to get relief. You can't sleep.

Battling Restless Leg Syndrome
RLS or restless leg syndrome is a sleep disorder characterized by leg discomfort during sleep, which is only relieved by frequent movement of the legs. It's also called nocturnal myoclonus. Both the cause and a cure are unknown, but research continues into the disorder. At least it's finally being recognized and taken seriously by both medical professionals and the general public.

Pergolide For Restless Legs Syndrome
A study sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company suggests that the Parkinson's disease drug pergolide may be effective in the treatment of restless legs syndrome (RLS) and periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD.)