Opioids have been used for hundreds of years to treat restless leg syndrome (RLS), but there is currently a registry to understand the long-term effectiveness of opioids to treat RLS , said John ...

Jean Smith, whose name has been changed to protect her privacy, began to experience symptoms of what she later learned was restless legs syndrome (RLS) when she was 29 years old and pregnant. She ...

DARIEN, IL - A new clinical practice guideline developed by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine provides updated recommendations for the treatment of restless legs syndrome. The guideline reflects ...

The Sleep 2022 meeting from early June included talks on narcolepsy, the role of race in sleep disturbances, and the use of opioids in restless leg syndrome. Sleep 2022 took place in Charlotte, North ...

One doctor told me it’s a mental health problem and that I should see a shrink. Another said there’s nothing I can do, then prescribed sleeping pills.Composite: The Guardian/Getty Images I’d always ...

This March 2021 saw the introduction of a new organization, the National Pain Advocacy Center. Its founder is chronic pain advocate and former U.S. Justice Department Civil Rights Attorney Kate ...