A few days ago we brought the worrying fact that many children under 5 have sleep problems, and among those problems was the "restless legs syndrome". Surely we have all gone through a sensation that is perceived when we are lying or resting, the feeling of leg discomfort, which leads us to move and change posture, and that momentarily prevents us from relaxing.
But when your symptoms get worse, this syndrome is one of the most frequent causes of insomnia in people over 45 years. However, as we saw, too it can affect children, and it is common in pregnant women, especially at the end of pregnancy.
It is not really a problem, unless it manifests itself intensely and prevents children or pregnant women from starting or maintaining sleep. What are these more serious manifestations that would affect the quality of sleep?
The unpleasant sensations in the legs they increase, and they are usually described as if something (an insect or small animal) was sliding on its legs, tingling, dysthermic sensations (burning, cold ...), tightness or even pain. It can be felt on one or both legs.
The result is that they voluntarily move their legs, stretching or bending them, rubbing each other or with their hands, shaking or turning in bed, getting up to walk ... Also in the short periods of sleep there are jerks of the legs like bursts.
Still researching about the best treatments for this syndrome Less severe forms require simple measures of change in sleep habits (regular schedules, avoid sleep deficits ...), the practice of moderate physical exercise at sunset, coffee abstention, physiotherapy measures ... It also points to certain vitamin supplements , although these cases are the specialist who should indicate the treatment.
