

These sensations less commonly affect the arms, and rarely the chest or head. The sensations in your legs may feel like aching, throbbing, pulling, itching, crawling, or creeping. If you have RLS, you may feel an irresistible urge to move, which is accompanied by uncomfortable sensations in your lower limbs that are unlike normal sensations experienced by someone without the disorder. However, treatments are available to ease symptoms. RLS is generally a lifelong condition for which there is no cure. Many individuals who are severely affected are middle-aged or older, and the symptoms typically become more frequent and last longer with age.

It occurs in both males and females, although females are more likely to have it. population may have RLS, which can begin at any age. It is estimated that up to seven to 10 percent of the U.S. RLS is both a sleep disorder, because the symptoms are triggered by resting and attempting to sleep, and a movement disorder, because people with RLS are forced to move their legs in order to relieve symptoms. Moving the legs or walking typically relieves the discomfort but the sensations often recur once the movement stops. RLS can severely disrupt your sleep, making it difficult to fall asleep or return to sleep after waking up. Symptoms commonly occur in the late afternoon or evening hours and are often most intense at night when you are resting. Restless legs syndrome (RLS)-also known as Willis-Ekbom Disease, primary RLS, and idiopathic RLS- is a neurological disorder that causes unpleasant or uncomfortable sensations in your legs and an irresistible urge to move them.
