Restless Leg Syndrome
Restless Leg Syndrome Treatment
Restless leg syndrome (RLS) is a sleep and movement disorder characterized by unpleasant feelings in the legs, which causes an urge to move in order to relieve the symptoms. This leads to difficulty falling sleep. As the result many people with RLS experience chronic insomnia and daytime sleepiness. Only one in five ever get diagnosed due to poor knowledge within the health professionals’ in regards to sleep medicine.
Restless legs syndrome and periodic limb movement disorder are common disorders that often may coexist. The primary symptom of restless legs syndrome is insomnia (inability to sleep), whereas periodic leg movement disorder is a well-recognized cause of excessive daytime sleepiness. Nearly all persons with restless legs syndrome have periodic limb movements, and only few persons with periodic limb movement disorder also have restless legs syndrome. Periodic leg movement responds well to Nutritional intervention, chiropractic and osteopathy.
RLS in children can be mistaken with growing pains. Even though there is no such thing as “growing pain.
Growing pains and RLS have shown to be related and not limited to:
- Magnesium insufficiency. Magnesium is required for muscular relaxation. Its level is the lowest at around 3 am
- Spinal misalignment at lumbar region
- Poor cerebellum integration leading to excess lactic acid build up in the muscles
- Poor higher center of the brain integration
- Copper toxicity
- Prolong stress
- Compromised neurological reflexes
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