Insomnia— Trouble sleeping. People who suffer from RLS often lose sleep either because they spend time walking to relieve discomfort or because they have PLMS, which causes them to wake often during the night. Periodic limb movements in sleep (PLMS)— Random movements of the arms or legs that...
Peripheralneuropathyis damage to the nerves of the arms and legs. Peripheral neuropathy has many causes.Diabetesis a common cause of peripheral neuropathy. Peripheral neuropathy causes numbness or lack of sensation, tingling, and pain in the affected areas. As many as 40% ofpregnantwomen experience...
When the disorder is severe, you also may have the urge to move your arms. Symptoms that start or get worse when you're inactive. The urge to move increases when you're sitting still or lying down and resting. Relief from moving. Movement, especially walking, helps relieve unpleasant ...
When the disorder is severe, you also may have the urge to move your arms. Symptoms that start or get worse when you're inactive. The urge to move increases when you're sitting still or lying down and resting. Relief from moving. Movement, especially walking, helps relieve unpleasant ...
And while replacing neurotransmitters might be an effective way to manage symptoms in the short term, the goal should be to figure out why dopamine signaling is impaired in the first place. This is where vitamin D comes into play. The role of vitamin D in dopamine signaling is only beginning...
Doctors consider it a sleep disorder because it usually happens or gets worse while you’re at rest. But it's also a movement disorder. You might have trouble sleeping or sitting for a long time, such as in a theater or car. It may get worse if you don’t get treatment. Over time...
Symptoms of unpleasant feelings in the legs, such as tingling, burning, and hurting, cause you to move around to relieve the sensations, especially while sleeping. The feeling is usually exacerbated in the evening or at night. You can fall asleep with restless legs by making certain lifestyle...
Most people with RLS also have a condition called periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD). PLMD is a condition in which a person's legs twitch or jerk uncontrollably, usually during sleep. PLMD and RLS can also affect the arms. NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute ...
sitting, typically in the evenings. People typically describe RLS symptoms as abnormal, unpleasant sensations in their legs or feet, usually on both sides of the body. Some people describe it as a creeping, crawling, tingling, or burning sensation. Less commonly, the sensations affect the arms....
Uncomfortable sensations in your legs, feet, or arms that are worse at rest, including crawling, pulling, tingling, and/or gnawing feelings that are hard to describe. These symptoms are temporarily relieved by movement, and worsen with inactivity. ...