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Shake a Leg

I suffer from mild RLS. My mom has it pretty bad. My grandmother had it really bad.
It’s good to know that it’s finally getting the research attention and press coverage
it deserves. Before it was a common diagnosis, doctors told my mom it was all in
her head – in a psychological rather than neurological sense.

Study
Says Restless Leg Syndrome Common

By EVAN BERLAND, Associated Press Writer

“TRENTON, N.J. – About one in 10 people suffer weekly from a syndrome that causes
leg discomfort and leads to sleeplessness, and few are properly diagnosed by their
physicians, according to a drug company-funded study to be released Tuesday.”

Restless Legs Syndrome
Foundation