Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation Blog

We’re trying to put together some ideas to help raise awareness of WED/RLS. Here are a few: Manicure or Pedicure for a Cure Get a manicure or pedicure that uses the colors of our logo: blue and yellow. You may want to incorporate the swirls or some lettering to your nails. CURE WED! or CURE RLS! Wear Slippers...

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I'm Jessica Roehm. I'm a 29 year old woman from the San Francisco Bay Area, plagued with WED/RLS. In the past year, my symptoms have gotten worse and it's lead me to reach out for help. After my general practitioner told me she had never referred patients with this disease to neurology, I realized there is not enough...

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RLS NEVER SLEEPS I sit awake late at night Thoughts are flying around my head My body and mind are so exhausted I only want to sleep in my bed My legs have their own agenda All different times, day and night But you can bet your precious farm My legs and I meet daily and fight I...

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To better serve its members, the Foundation will maintain a directory of healthcare providers who have expressed interest and/or knowledge in the treatment of WED/RLS by being certified as WED/RLS Quality Care Center provider. We are proud to announce our second certified WED/RLS Quality Care Center! Appointment Scheduling Information: Mayo Clinic Central Appointment Office 200 1st Street SW...

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The Foundation is putting together a Parent Advisory Board to develop and implement a new program (Hearing Children's Voices) to address the needs of children and youth living with WED/RLS, their families and their community schools and healthcare providers. Interested in joining? Please email crowson@willis-ekbom.org for more information. Thank you in advance for your time. ...

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To better serve its members, the Foundation will maintain a directory of healthcare providers who have expressed interest and/or knowledge in the treatment of WED/RLS by being certified as WED/RLS Quality Care Center provider.  We are proud to announce our first certified WED/RLS Quality Care Center! The Johns Hopkins Center for Restless Legs Syndrome 5501 Hopkins Bayview Circle...

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Rochester, Minn. – [August 1, 2013] – The WED/RLS Quality Care Center Program will establish a network of healthcare providers with expertise in diagnosis and disease management for people with Willis-Ekbom disease (restless legs syndrome, or WED/RLS), a chronic neurological disorder severely affecting about 3.9 percent of the population. This program is an initiative of the Willis-Ekbom Disease...

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