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#13 - Restless Legs Syndrome: You Gotta Move
#13 - Restless Legs Syndrome: You Gotta Move
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Length:
40 minutes
Released:
Sep 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) is a unique and relatively common sleep disorder that quietly affects the sleep of 15% of individuals (by some generous accounts). Despite its initial description dating back to 1672, it still remains somewhat of a mystery--suffered miserably by many but often missed as a sleep diagnosis. In this episode, we will:learn the unusual history of the multiple 'discoveries' of RLSgive an overview of the symptoms of RLS and the varied ways in which they are described and experienceddissect the diagnostic criteria of RLSdifferentiate primary RLS from secondary RLSlist the risk factors for RLS including low iron, pregnancy, and certain medicationsdiscuss the treatments (both medicinal and non) of RLS including weighted blanketsProduced by: Maeve WinterMore Twitter: @drchriswinter IG: @drchriwinter Threads: @drchriswinter Bluesky: @drchriswinter The Sleep Solution and The Rested Child Thanks for listening and sleep well!
Released:
Sep 19, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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