| How do I know if I have Restless Leg
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| | in its severity from just an
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| Syndrome? Am I just nervous or do I have
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| | uncomfortable sensation to an
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| a serious condition? Many people who move
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| | irritatingly painful one.
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| their legs about during the day and even
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| | Being familiar and knowing the symptoms
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| at night are surprised to find out that
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| | of RLS, either primary or secondary, is
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| they actually have a serious condition.
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| | critical to dealing with it properly. For
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| Still, how do we know if we have RLS or
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| | those of you who are unaware of the
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| not? For a better understanding of
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| | symptoms but may strongly feel that you
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| restless leg syndrome among common people
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| | are suffering from RLS, check these
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| like us, the National Institute of
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| | symptoms in yourself. When you sit down
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| Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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| | or lie down, you may have a strong desire
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| plus other institutes such as the
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| | which is almost impossible to resist.
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| National Institutes of Health (NIH) have
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| | This desire may be to move your legs to
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| conducted serious research. Working in
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| | remove an uncomfortable feeling. The
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| laboratories at the NIH and at different
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| | sensation is very uncomfortable and
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| medical institutions across the country,
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| | irritating but, once you move your legs,
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| they have determined a set of symptoms
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| | you will feel better but only for a
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| that can help you to know if you have RLS
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| | while.
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| or not.
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| | Sometimes, even if you are awake, an
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| At the NINDS and the NIH, the objectives
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| | involuntary leg movement can be
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| have been to research on the causes of
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| | experienced. You may even find it
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| this unusual condition and to find more
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| | difficult to go on with your normal
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| accurate methods in the diagnosis and
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| | daytime activities because of the
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| treatment of this syndrome. They have
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| | embarrassment caused by these symptoms.
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| also made efforts to discover certain
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| | In severe cases, people with RLS find it
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| ways to prevent RLS. Of course, it is
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| | a very disabling condition especially
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| very difficult to understand something
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| | during long stretches of inactivity such
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| until we know all the pertinent details
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| | as car trips, airline travel, meetings or
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| about it. It is especially scary to a
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| | watching movies. Voluntarily moving the
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| sufferer of this condition when they
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| | legs usually brings temporary relief from
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| cannot determine what they have even in
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| | the unpleasant sensations but is far from
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| the presence of a specialist. Have you
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| | being a cure. The bad thing is that, in
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| ever been in this scary situation before?
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| | most cases especially among children, a
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| If yes, it is precisely the reason behind
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| | doctor's visit will often result in a
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| the continuous research that is being
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| | misdiagnosis because of the unfamiliar
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| conducted in major sleep clinics around
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| | nature and cause of this condition.
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| the US which specialize in RLS.
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| | If you can identify with most of these
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| Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a
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| | symptoms, then you may have RLS. If you
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| neurological disorder which is
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| | do have RLS, don't be scared! You are not
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| characterized by unpleasant sensations in
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| | alone! Statistics show that up to 8% of
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| certain parts of the body, specifically
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| | the U.S. population is suffering from RLS
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| the legs. An uncontrollable urge to move
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| | in some form or another. Many people
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| even while sleeping can be felt by the
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| | acquire a mild form of the disorder but
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| person who is suffering from this
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| | RLS severely affects the lives of
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| phenomenon. Once their leg begins to
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| | thousands of individuals especially when
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| move, they may feel relief but only for a
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| | they fail to get proper medical
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| short period of time. The sensation
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| | attention. You can do your part now by
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| repeats itself over and over especially
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| | finding out everything you can about RLS
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| when the person is lying down. The
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| | and then determining some self-help
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| sensation is described by many to be like
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| | approaches to alleviate yourself of the
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| a burning feeling or a creeping or a
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| | condition. RLS can become detrimental to
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| "tugging". Others have described it like
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| | normal sleeping patterns over time but it
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| a feeling that insects are crawling
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| | can also be treated so as to help you
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| inside their legs and the feeling varies
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| | return to a normal lifestyle.
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