23rd Sep: Restless Legs Awareness Day

On September 23rd, Restless Legs Awareness Day promotes education around a medical condition impacting adults and children alike.

Professor Karl-Axel Ekborn, a Swedish neurologist, first described this syndrome in 1945.  We have learned a lot about it since then, and there is still no known cause for it.

Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), also known as Willis-Ekbom Disease (WED), is characterized by uncontrollable urges to move the legs. The condition affects approximately 7 percent of the population. If Restless Legs Syndrome seems to be affecting your lifestyle, see a doctor. Share treatments that have worked best for you.

Characterised by urges to move the legs even when at rest, it can also sometimes occur in the arms. Secondary causes include some medication or other pre-disposing medical conditions.