Restless legs syndrome

Restless legs syndrome is an incredibly common disease. Statistics say that up to ten to fifteen percent of healthy people suffer from it. It is sometimes very difficult to fight against him

Most often people feel the creepy things that run aroundon the knees, there may be a sensation of electrical tingling. There is also a burning sensation and a shiver. Note immediately that these symptoms can cause severe discomfort, which often becomes a cause of protracted insomnia.

All the symptoms become strongerthe moment when a person goes to bed and tries to fall asleep. Discomfort leads to the fact that the patient can not lie in place, constantly moving, can not concentrate on anything. Often there is an obsession to get up and walk around the room. It is worth saying that during walking all unpleasant symptoms disappear, but they will return after the person lies on the bed.

Insomnia caused by restless legs syndrome,can greatly exhaust the person. For this reason, any other neurological disease may develop. In most cases, the legs are twitching for another one to two hours after the person has fallen asleep. In a particularly difficult case, they can not stop until the morning. Strong jerking can lead to the patient waking up. If his body is already exhausted, then he immediately falls asleep. He will not remember revivals, but they will adversely affect the state of his body.

Restless legs syndrome, whose causesare not always easy to diagnose. The fact is that during the day when the patient turns to the doctor, the symptoms are practically absent. For this reason, restless legs syndrome can be mistaken for varicose veins or for any disease associated with joints. Polysomnography is a study that can determine the presence of a disease.

Sometimes the disease can be detected and the analysis of blood. Women often suffer from restless leg syndrome during pregnancy. Sometimes it appears because of kidney failure or any other diseases.

This disease itself is rarecauses other ailments. However, with her in the body there may be problems with the metabolism of such a substance as dopamine. The causes of this malfunction have not yet been established by medical personnel.

You never need to think that the problems with your legs,Emerging at night, will disappear by themselves. If the cause of Restless Leg Syndrome is another disease, then it is enough to simply get rid of it for healing.

If the case is easy, then treatmentis carried out with the help of light tranquilizers, as well as natural hypnotics. If the case is more severe, then you need to take medications that help normalize the metabolism of dopamine in the body. At the beginning of the treatment the patient takes them slightly, but each time the dose increases and increases. In most cases, drugs are combined - this is the main reason that the treatment should take place under medical supervision. Let's not forget that independent experiments with medicines have not yet benefited anyone.

It is possible to heal without medication. It's about the most ordinary gymnastics. Complexes of exercises designed specifically for people who have restless legs syndrome are very simple, and doing them will not take much time. It is recommended to complicate the performed exercises gradually, since a really good result can not be achieved here.

Also, doctors strongly recommend patients to observe the regime of the day.