EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME
Restless Leg Syndrome or RLS is a health problem of the nervous system which causes you to want to move your legs even while you are sleeping. The fact that it is also known to interfere with your sleep it is also considered as a sleep disorder. Restless leg syndrome may happen to both the male and females. However, it is more common in women and may occur at any age, even in small kids. More commonly though , most that are affected by this syndrome are either old or in their middle ages. RLS is a kind of disorder that is often misdiagnosed or unrecognized. This is mainly because the symptoms of RLS are mostly mild or intermittent. However, RLS is completely curable if given proper treatment at the right time. The thing about restless leg syndrome our even leg pain is to make sure that you take notice of it when you start to get the urge to constantly move your legs or if you start to get leg pain. This is what happened to me, I noticed that I start to get some cramping in my legs and it was causing just a bit of leg pain. This is what went unnoticed by me and this is why I didn't make a big deal about it. But when I start to get the urge to constantly move my legs, I had to go see a doctor. I knew from the research that I did that I needed to see a vein specialist. I personally went to go see a vein specialist located in St. Joseph Missouri. His name was Dr. Sam Gupta, he is a vein doctor who specializes in vein diseases and treatments. Dr. Gupta and his staff are extremely knowledgable and helped me all along the way. Causes of Restless Leg Syndrome It is exactly not known that how and what cause this syndrome. However, it is suspected by the doctors that it mostly results from genes. Thus, genes have a great role to play. This is suspected due to the fact that nearly half of the population that gets restless leg syndrome have some other family member with the same condition. Other factors that may lead to the cause of RLS are as follows:
Treatment of Restless Leg Syndrome Most of the treatments for RLS are targeted towards easing the symptoms. People with mild symptoms of RLS are required to do regular exercises, getting sufficient sleep and cut down on the consumption of tobacco, alcohol, and caffeine. Other non-drug treatment for RLS may include the following:
Thus, from the above discussion, it is clear that RLS is a disorder of the nervous system which may be genetic to a certain extent. However, there are both non-drug and drug treatments available for it which can help in easing up the symptoms. My experience was a good one because I was able to take care of my leg pain, cramps and restless leg syndrome at the proper time to make sure that I don't cause any extra damage. I want you to do the same.
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