Homeopathy Treatment For Restless legs syndrome

Restless leg syndrome is a disorder characterized by a powerful, irresistible urge to move ones legs. It is also known as the Wittmaack-Ekbom's syndrome. Many unpleasant sensations like those of burning, aching, or bugs creeping, crawling, tugging, etc. in the legs, make the person want to move them constantly. These sensations are strongest when the person relaxes his legs, lies down or while sitting. They can be intense enough to make the person unusually irritable and disturbs many a good night’s sleep.

RLS can affect men, women and children. It is less common in persons below 20 years. Pregnancy is also known to cause RLS though how, is unclear. Usually it appears in the last trimester of pregnancy and disappears after delivery. Persons of North European descent are more likely to develop RLS. 

RLS can contribute to insomnia and increased day time drowsiness, and fatigue not only in the sufferer but also in persons sharing their beds! Many people find their symptoms reduce by early morning and are hardly noticeable by the day. Symptoms commonly are more severe at the onset of sleep in the night.

RLS may start in any stage of life and is more common with increasing age. Intensities and frequencies vary for different persons. Very mild symptoms are initially missed by the person. Symptoms tend to worsen faster when onset is delayed.

Initially, the symptoms may occur once or twice a week. Later, it may become more frequent and disrupt routine activities of the person. Thus, while some experience RLS only in the night time, others suffer from it all day.

Causes :

Many diseases and conditions can trigger RLS in vulnerable persons, while some conditions worsen the severity of RLS in sufferers:   

• Diabetes
• Kidney failure   
• Peripheral neuropathy (injuries to nerves)   
• Pregnancy  
• Anemia à from iron deficiency or folic acid deficiency.  
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Sjogren’s syndrome  
• Celiac disease  
• Sleep apnea syndrome 
• Uremia   
• Thyroid problems    
• Any injury that causes lasting damage of the nerves.
• Surgeries performed on the back
• Parkinson’s disease
• Low blood sugars (hypoglycemia)
• Drugs used for various conditions like à nausea, allergies, seizures, depression.
• Substances like tobacco, coffee, alcohol can either trigger or worsen an already existing RLS.

Symptoms :

• An uncomfortable sensation
• A hard to describe feeling
• Aching   
• Paining   
• Burning  
• Crawling   
• Creeping   
• Tugging  
• Itching  
• Pulling  
• Tingling
• watches television  
• while sitting down  
• Reads books, knits etc.    
• long car drives    
• performs relaxation exercises   
• sitting in a movie theatre    
• Immobilization like bed rests, or casts for fractures etc.