Credit: Getty Images. Kathy Richards, PhD, RN, FAAN, FAASM, of the University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing, presents cases of sleep disturbances in older adults at GAPNA 2024. Interventions to ...

Restless legs syndrome: a new practice guideline Evidence shows strong support for prescribing pramipexole, rotigotine, cabergoline, or gabapentin enacarbil to treat adults with restless legs syndrome ...

Through the windows of an express train from Kyoto, Japan, to a whisky distillery on Mount Kaikoma, my colleagues admired the views and calmly discussed the agenda for the day. Distracted and annoyed, ...

We all know the anxiety of knowing you have to wake up early in the morning, but when you get in bed the night before, you can’t fall asleep. For some, this can be compounded by a strange urge to move ...

If you feel a need to move your legs without your control, you’re not alone. Restless legs syndrome is a neurological disorder impacting three percent of adults that causes an urge to move your legs ...

Scientists have discovered genetic clues to the cause of restless leg syndrome, a condition common among older adults. The discovery could help identify those individuals at greatest risk of the ...

If restless legs are affecting your sleep or daily life, speak to your GP rather than trying to self-manage indefinitely.

Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), or Willis-Ekbom disease (WED) is one of the most common chronic sensorimotor neurological conditions encountered by clinicians. It occurs in 5% to 10% of the adult ...

Sitting on the couch watching TV, my foot started its nervous tapping, irritating my wife sitting next to me. Then it happened. Dancing with the Stars judge Len Goodman commented that the dancer’s ...

Q. I have Parkinson’s disease, which has led to 14 years suffering with restless leg syndrome. This keeps me awake at night. I also deal with pain and spasms as soon as I rest. I take ropinarole for ...

A warning has been issued to people who take one of the most commonly prescribed painkillers, as it can cause a number of side effects that a doctor should know about as soon as possible.

A common symptom of Restless Leg Syndrome, or RLS, is having a strong urge to move your legs. A lot of people are hearing about the condition right now because two pharmaceutical companies are heavily ...