Get Some Sleep: Fibromyalgia raises restless leg risk – The Chart - CNN.com Blogs

"Kim is a 44-year old woman who came to sleep clinic to investigate her fitful and unrefreshing sleep. She has also suffered from fibromyalgia, or FM, for many years and has always assumed that her poor sleep was due to the fibromyalgia and that the best thing was to try to treat the FM"

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High Waist Circumference and Obesity Linked to Increased Risk of RLS

"Both obesity and a large belly may increase the risk of developing restless legs syndrome (RLS), according to a new study published in the journal Neurology.

Men and women who participated in the study with a body mass index over 30 were almost 1.5 times more likely to have RLS than people who were not obese"

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Restless Legs: French Canadians Have Higher Risk

Restless legs syndrome (RLS), which causes people to want to continuously move their legs, could be a hereditary condition.

Restless Legs: French Canadians Have Higher Risk

Related Resources:

•  National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke: Restless Leg Syndrome

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