Q. Sometimes I have to get out of bed at night and walk around because of my restless knee. I’m 72 and take one aspirin and one Tenolol a day. Can you give me advice or information? A. By restless ...

A. Restless legs syndrome, also known as “Ekbom syndrome,” is an unexplainable dysesthesia of creepy, crawling, pulling leg sensations, associated with the irresistible urge to move one’s legs.

Periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD), previously known as nocturnal myoclonus, is a sleep disorder where the patient moves limbs involuntarily during sleep, and has symptoms or problems related to ...

Oh, those pesky leg cramps. For those of us who have them, they are more than pesky. They are like little demons pulling our toes skyward and stretching our calves into unbearable spasms. We jump out ...

Cramps are painful episodes due to sudden, intense, involuntary contraction of muscle or muscle groups; usually lasting for few minutes followed by tenderness and discomfort which might persist for ...

How can Sleep Disorder be treated ? In treating sleep disorders the underlying cause has to be treated first. Insomnia - The treatment is related to the cause, if it is determined. If there is an ...

Insomnia or lack of adequate sleep includes any combination of difficulty with falling asleep, staying asleep, intermittent wakefulness, and early-morning awakening. This may be for a short-term ...

Before he visited the Center for Sleep Disorders at Howar County General Hospital, Mark Forsman would fall asleep behind the wheel, kick his wife in bed and snore heavily. His extreme sleepiness was ...