Overview

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a brain, nerve, and sleep condition causing a strong urge to move legs, often accompanied by discomfort. Symptoms are more common during evening rest and can interfere with relaxation or sleep. There are two types: early onset, diagnosed before age 45, and late onset, diagnosed after age 45.

Causes

Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a condition affecting the basal ganglia, a part of the brain responsible for movement regulation. Factors contributing to RLS include 

• Genetics 

• Iron deficiency

• Underlying medical conditions and medications

• Pregnancy

• Diabetes

• Kidney disease 

• Peripheral neuropathy 

• Substance use disorders.

Symptoms

Symptoms include 

Uncomfortable sensations in the legs while resting can affect sleep and cause. 

• Sleep disruptions 

• Mood change 

• Uncomfortable sensations may include Crawling, itching, burning, throbbing, pulling, and tugging.

Ayurvedic Viewitching

snayu gata vata - Due to the following of nidana (causes) that aggravate vata dosha, this vikruta, prakupita (aggravated), vyana vata dosha takes sthana samshraya (settles) in snayu (which is connected to motor movements), which causes one to shake the leg continuously, due to some kind of disturbance. This disease is restless leg syndrome. The Ayurveda way of approach is to bring dosha back to prakruta awastha (balance state) in guna (quality), sthana (place), karma (function), and reduce the symptoms by Ayurvedic panchakarma treatment.