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by mh380
Wed Mar 16, 2016 6:58 pm
Forum: General Topics: RLS
Topic: Published Research - General Sleep and RLS (WED)
Replies: 534
Views: 391045

Re: Published Research - General Sleep and RLS (WED)

m "Conclusions" "RLS patients suffer a greater humanistic and economic burden than those without RLS. Moreover as severity increases so does the burden of RLS." The findings definitely jibe with my experience, so I'm inclined to believe them, but the peer review process at PLOS ...
by mh380
Tue Mar 15, 2016 9:02 pm
Forum: Prescription Medications
Topic: is it possible to find a long term solution
Replies: 25
Views: 2440

Re: is it possible to find a long term solution

Joanie, That's a terrible situation and I know I'd be really stressed if I were in your shoes. I wonder if you could educate your doctor a bit about opiates and RLS if you bring a copy of Clinical Management of Restless Legs Syndrome (second edition) to your appointment. Chapters 9 and 10 have some ...
by mh380
Sun Feb 14, 2016 10:42 pm
Forum: Physical Treatments
Topic: Need sequential compression device
Replies: 14
Views: 4623

Re: Need sequential compression device

To ViewsAskew: I was thinking it could be smart to make a survey asking people about how they experience their symptoms, what has worked for them, and maybe some other factors (e.g. family history of RLS, biological sex, age of onset). There is an analysis called Cluster Analysis that might be able ...
by mh380
Sun Feb 14, 2016 10:40 pm
Forum: Physical Treatments
Topic: Need sequential compression device
Replies: 14
Views: 4623

Re: Need sequential compression device

As far as I know, there are 2 studies showing the effectiveness of SCDs for RLS. Here is a link to the first one, which is a small study (m). The following study did something similar, but with more research participants (it's behind a pay wall...sorry). Things that stand out to me: 1. they used an ...
by mh380
Thu Aug 27, 2015 7:20 pm
Forum: Physical Treatments
Topic: Relaxis Pad
Replies: 36
Views: 18473

Re: Relaxis Pad

I recently got a Relaxis pad, and I've run into a few aspects of it that are problematic for me. My symptoms can occur on my quadriceps, hamstrings, calves, and the soles of my feet (sometimes mostly one area, but usually multiple areas at once) so I am having trouble figuring out how to get the pad...