What is Restless Legs Awareness Day?
Restless Legs Awareness Day, September 23rd, promotes education about a medical condition that affects adults and children alike.
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Professor Karl-Axel Ekborn, a Swedish neurologist, first reported this condition in 1945. Since then, we've learned a lot about it, but there is still no known reason for it.
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), also known as Willis-Ekbom Disease (WED), is characterized by uncontrollable urges to move the legs. About 7 percent of the population is affected by the disease. Many people with chronic illnesses report that it affects their quality of life. RLS, the disorder presents with the following signs: RLS, the condition causes RLS, and it appears as follows:
