Legs

The Dead Leg It was a sunny, brisk, winter day here at North Dickinson. I was in the 5th grade and I was walking on the sledding hill looking for my best only and only friend at the time. I was walking back and forth on the top of the hill in search for her. I was so distracted looking for her, I didn’t see where I was going, and my right leg slipped into a hole and twisted my ankle, or so I thought. The next morning as I went to rise out of bed, I stood up and fell over. My ankle hurt so bad

The Leg Workout for Mass! The Leg Workout for Mass is designed to build your quads into mighty pillars of strength. A huge, well-shaped and defined leg is something to behold. Another thing about massive ripped thighs is that hardly anybody has them. Some guys have a lean waistline, and others have big arms or chest, but only a serious lifter has big, cut legs. This Leg Workout for Mass can help you truly stand out in a crowd. For a great leg workout, I have found that you need to warm up

Sleep problems can range from mild to severe and can be as diverse as walking in your sleep to coping with restless leg syndrome. It is thought that more than 10 million people suffer from RLS and over 8.5 million have dealt with walking in their sleep. I am part of both of those statistics. I will first talk about my experience as a whole with sleepwalking and then restless leg syndrome. I never thought of sleepwalking as a problem or sleep disorder even tho I did it myself as a child. On one of

The Restless Leg Foundation has a tremendous amount of resources to help people gain a deeper unRLSHOMELOGOderstanding of what RLS is, why people get it, and how to live with it. Their work towards awareness and advocacy is my inspiration for this post. As educators I believe it is important to always be learning. This site can provide you with far more resources as well as answer specific questions about RLS. Other Helpful Sites While RLS is has a wealth of knowledge, there are some other sites

A 22-year old female soccer player has had a 3-month history of deep aching pain in the antero-lateral right leg and on some occasions, bilaterally (1). The pain occurs within 15 to 20 minutes of her training regime or upon commencing a run. She reported symptoms of tightness in her anterior leg, and weakness of ankle dorsi-flexors (1). She described that symptoms worsened as the exercise duration was prolonged. When activity ceased, symptoms were alleviated, though pain would return if she re-engaged

Introduction to Restless Leg Syndrome Willis-Ekbom Disease, commonly referred to as restless leg syndrome is a disorder of the nervous sensory system that causes an uncomfortable urge to move the legs as defined by Sales, Sanghera, Klocko, and Malcom (2016). These symptoms are majorly observed in the evening or during nighttime when one assumes a resting position in bed. Consequently, they cause difficulties in falling asleep. The interference in sleep makes resting leg syndrome be classified as

What is Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)? Restless legs syndrome is a disorder of the nervous system that causes you have an overwhelming urge to move your legs or other parts of the body. Symptoms of Restless Leg Syndrome Restless legs syndrome makes it difficult to get comfortable enough to fall asleep. The symptoms are usually worse at night but may also occur at rest, when lying or sitting and tend to occur in the evening. The sensation is difficult for some people to describe. Patients describe

Restless leg syndrome, or also known as RLS and Willis-Ekbom Disease, is a neurological condition in which one experiences unpleasant sensations in the legs. The term RLS was introduced by a doctor named Karl-Axel Ekbom. Ekbom had a large number of patients complaining of “peculiar and tormenting paraesthesias deep in the lower legs” which led him to find out more. In 1944 he had already reported 8 patients with the same type of symptoms and by 1945 he had published a doctoral thesis called “Restless

1. Describe the “phenotype” that is being studied in this analysis and the specific prior evidence that suggests that any further work will reveal a genetic factor. Restless legs syndrome is a condition characterized by four general criteria. i. Impulsiveness to move limbs regardless or paresthesia ii. Subjects experience worsening symptoms at rest iii. Partial relief of symptoms associated with movement iv. Symptoms tend to worsen in the evening Although the exact cause is unknown, this study illustrates

medication for leg ulcers, and provides evidences for larger clinical trial. “Overall, the results show that APC treatment of lower leg ulcers in patients with diabetes improves wound healing, with a subsequent improvement in patient quality of life and no deleterious effect on patient safety” (Kaley et al., 2013, p.5). Qualitative Article Living with leg ulceration: a synthesis of qualitative research is a study that analyzes twelve research studies about patients’ experience of living with a leg ulcer