Healthy Body, Healthy Mind
Restless Leg Syndrome: An Uncontrollable Urge to Move
Directed by Bob BuruchianS24 • E3 Jul 26, 2012
It's the end of the day, you're home relaxing, and getting ready for a good night's sleep, when an irresistible urge to move your legs creeps in and keeps you awake all night. This could be caused by Restless Leg Syndrome, a neurological condition that creates a deep urge in the legs; a force that drives a person to have to move. For those with RLS it is an everyday, or every night occurrence. And it can have a profound influence on the person's ability to get a good night's sleep. But as we'll see in today's program although there is no cure for RLS, there are a number of therapies available today to help control the symptoms.
