| Restless Legs Syndrome is an affliction
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| | it occurs in families of 50% of those who
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| that manifests itself as an uncomfortable
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| | suffer.
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| feeling your legs.
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| | There are other contributing factors as
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| Lying down and sitting has the tendency
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| | well such as pregnancy and stress; as
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| to aggravate these feelings. The only
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| | either of these can seem to aggravate the
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| form of relief for the individual to
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| | symptoms.
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| relieve these uncomfortable feelings in
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| | Restless leg syndrome can be difficult to
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| their legs is by getting up and moving
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| | diagnose for a number of reasons. First
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| around. Most commonly these feelings
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| | of all, the actual cause can be
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| occur during sleep and when they do; the
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| | attributed to a number of reasons or
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| person must wake up and move around. This
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| | circumstance. Secondly, the vast majority
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| is why this syndrome is categorized as a
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| | of sufferers don't seek medical attention
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| sleeping disorder - it is the constant
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| | for their condition.
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| disruption of sleep that the affected
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| | In order to accurately evaluate and
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| person must deal with.
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| | diagnose, doctors need to ask a variety
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| A hard to describe uncomfortable feeling
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| | of questions including the type of pain,
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| in the person's legs (and even arms) is
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| | when the pain occurs, the frequency of
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| the most common symptom of restless leg
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| | the occurrences, and what seems to make
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| syndrome. The feelings themselves are
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| | the symptoms go away. Certainly a visit
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| difficult to describe or to put into
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| | to a sleep clinic can go a long way
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| words... but suffers of RLS know these
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| | toward the diagnosis because you can be
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| aren't feelings of typical cramps or
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| | monitored as you sleep.
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| muscle soreness. Restless leg syndrome
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| | Moving about is the preferred method by
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| results in anything from a tingling to a
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| | most people when it comes to seeking
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| burning type of sensation. These feelings
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| | relief. Walking stretching and flexing
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| are most prominent during the nighttime
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| | exercises help when no other diagnosis
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| or periods of inactivity i.e. trying to
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| | has been arrived at. However, if it is
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| sleep. The onset of restless leg syndrome
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| | determined that the cause is related to
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| can vary both in frequency and in
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| | something such as an iron deficiency,
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| intensity.
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| | treating that specific element can many
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| An off chute of RLS is involuntary leg
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| | time alleviate the symptoms and pain.
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| flexing and extension; otherwise known as
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| | Many times simple lifestyle changes are
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| Periodic Limb Movements of Sleep (PLMS).
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| | prescribed to eliminate the symptoms of
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| The difference is that PLMS occurs during
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| | restless leg syndrome.
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| periods of sleep and most people who
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| | Occasionally RLS will be treated by
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| exhibit this aren't aware that it is
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| | stronger prescription type of medications
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| happening... except for anyone who may be
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| | but to date this type of treatment has
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| in the same bed.
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| | had only mixed results.
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| A bodily chemical called dopamine (which
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| | Non-prescription treatments include
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| controls muscle movement) appears to be
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| | over-the-counter pain relievers, hot or
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| the common denominator with restless leg
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| | cool packs, massage, yoga, exercise and
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| syndrome. The conventional thinking is
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| | development of a sleep routine that
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| that RLS may be somewhat hereditary since
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| | encourages better sleep.
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