No Cure for Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)

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Is there a cure for restless leg syndrome?

No Cure for Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)

There is no cure for RLS and it is a life long condition. Symptoms may gradually worsen with age, though more slowly for those with the idiopathic form of RLS than for patients who also suffer from an associated medical condition. The good news is, current therapies can control the disorder, minimizing symptoms and increasing periods of restful sleep.

Some patients experience relief in remissions. Remissions are periods in which symptoms decrease or disappear for days, weeks, or months, although symptoms usually eventually reappear. A diagnosis of RLS does not indicate the onset of another neurological disease. If you're suffering from

   

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9/9/2009 12:57:23 AM
frank said:

we have restless leg syndrome and hands, father,, mother , son and grand son ,went to6 doctors poor response , we have tried drugs to vitamins no real success, been to health food stores they shrugh there sholders ,help if you can




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