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I’d like to ask if you can remember the night before the day before the night before the night...? I am pretty sure this is how each week transpires. They...

I was in to see my general practitioner (GP) last week, and he said something that inspired today’s article. He’s a new guy I just started seeing because I moved...

The Person Before Patient Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! What makes us the people we are? Living with a serious health condition like restless legs syndrome...

Unless you have a few family members with restless legs syndrome (RLS), you may not have come across many other people with RLS. It's not something that comes up in...

Today I thought I would talk about the stresses of sleep and how they might aggravate the symptoms of restless legs syndrome (RLS). You read a lot today about blue...

I went about my restless legs syndrome (RLS) treatment, first and foremost, by taking supplements. Then by taking the medication my neurologist gave me. My RLS was really severe at...

February 6, 2021, was one of the scariest days of my life, and it ended up causing restless legs syndrome pain for days. Since November 2019, I have been having...

During a recent discussion about restless legs syndrome (RLS) – I talk about it wherever I am and to whoever will listen – someone called RLS a “night sickness” and...

When I was in my 20s, I thought of restless legs syndrome as an irritation that made it hard to sit still at the cinema or enjoy a long car...

My restless legs do not like jeans. Really, every fiber of my being hates jeans except my sense of socially-appropriate fashion. As a result, I own several pairs of jeans...

Judgement Day No, not the Arnold Schwarzenegger rendition of The Terminator, but the most horrendous new analysis being wielded around by the younger generations these days, both in real life...

Many years ago, I decided I would try to make peace with a long-time enemy: the alarm clock on my bedside table. I was sure that darn clock was mocking...

Right Left Stretch – a handy acronym for restless legs syndrome (RLS) sufferers who have chosen to tackle their symptoms with yoga. Yoga poses and stretches can help ease the...

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is pretty much considered a sleep disorder. Don’t get me wrong – it is seriously severe at night. It drives me up the wall at night...

I didn't know that more than 80 percent of people who suffer from restless legs syndrome (RLS) also suffer at night with periodic limb movement of sleep (PLMS), aka periodic...

I admit it. I have been terribly inactive lately. I can give you a list of excuses, but let's face it – I just haven't chosen to make it a...

Being in COVID-19 lockdown 3.0, the need to remove ourselves mentally from our 4 walls became more pressing. When you struggle with a chronic illness such as restless legs syndrome...

My kids have sensory issues, specifically that they need a lot of sensory stimulation in order to feel calm and to control their bodies in space. I take them to...

As someone with a combination of restless legs syndrome (RLS), restless genital syndrome (RGS), and chronic insomnia, I’ve almost tried it all. Today, I’ll be talking about one of the...

For a little background information, my dad is number 9 of 12 kids. A couple of years ago, his first sibling passed away, and of course, I wanted to be...