Up to 60 percent of adults report that they have had nocturnal leg cramps. The recurrent, painful tightening usually occurs in the calf muscles and can cause severe insomnia. The exact mechanism is unknown, but the cramps are probably caused by muscle fatigue and nerve dysfunction rather than electrolyte or other abnormalities. Nocturnal leg cramps are associated with vascular disease, lumbar c...

conclusions the results highlighted the significance of training and performing the stretching exercises during dialysis for the purpose of improving restless legs syndrome symptoms and the quality of care of hemodialysis patients. results the results showed that the majority of participants were suffering from moderate restless legs syndrome. the symptom severity of this syndrome meaningfully ...

Objective: Restless legs syndrome is a disorder that negatively affects quality of life. Pregnancy increases the frequency restless leg syndrome. Symptoms occur during pregnancy can become permanent. This study aimed to investigate possible relationship between and biochemical parameters. Method: Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat University Education Research Hospital was included in our randomly select...

Restless legs syndrome is a neurological disorder characterized by an urgency to move the legs during periods of rest. Data from a variety of sources provide a compelling argument that the amount of iron in the brain is lower in individuals with restless legs syndrome compared with neurologically normal individuals. Moreover, a significant percentage of patients with restless legs syndrome are ...