“Restless legs syndrome is a central nervous system disorder where a person's legs can feel extremely uncomfortable while either sitting or lying down. Similarly to symptoms of RLS, most symptoms associated with venous insufficiency are almost identical to the symptoms of restless leg syndrome. RLS is common. Up to 3-10% of the population has symptoms of RLS; whereas, venous insufficiency, which is also common, occurs in 25% of the US population. Both cause symptoms which include: abnormal sensations of creepiness which is only relieved by moving the legs, irresistible urge to move legs, persistent leg movements during sleep, sleep difficulty, tingling, burning, aching, and numbness. There are two types of RLS; Primary and Secondary. Primary, which occurs naturally, often during early adulthood, initially displays mild and infrequent symptoms before becoming more frequent and severe. Secondary typically occurs as a complication of separate health condition, such as kidney failure, Parkinson’s disease, or venous insufficiency”
Speaking about RLS in more detail, Dr. Thomas said, “Symptoms of both RLS and vein disease are relieved by movement of the legs. Certain lifestyle changes, such as regular sleep habits, relaxation techniques and exercising during the day has been shown to cause improvement. If those don't work, medicines may reduce the symptoms of RLS. Improvement in symptoms for RLS and vein disease are usually noticed with change in position, such as lying down and standing. RLS symptoms tend to be more noticed when first lying down; where as, vein disease symptoms tend to be more noticed when standing”.
Speaking on the move, the best of professional vein doctors said, “Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is considered a sleep disorder. People who suffer from severe RLS may receive less than five hours of sleep each night. This total sleep time is lower than with almost any other sleep disorder. Venous insufficiency however is a circulatory disorder. The cause of RLS is unknown but it appears to have multiple causes. Some cases are associated with iron deficiency, peripheral neuropathy, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurological disorders. However, it is clear that some RLS is caused by venous insufficiency. Recent medical research shows that 22% of patients with RLS also have venous insufficiency . In addition, the treatment of venous insufficiency can cure the symptoms of RLS. In fact in patient with RLS and venous insufficiency, 98% had relief of their symptoms of RLS by treating their venous insufficiency and 80% of patients the relief was long term [> 2ys]”.
As one of the best Varicose Vein Doctors he also provided some facts and figures about RLS which is as below.
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