Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation Blog

The picture above shows the Alberta Treasury Branch's (ATB) presentation of the donation to the Canadian RLS Foundation. Left to right is Sharon Will, manager of the agency in our small Village, Michelle Payne, our son Trevor, myself Donna Payne and my husband Matt. In front are Trevor and Michelle's children, Marin and Riley.The bank manager Sharon chose...

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Growing Pains Last Tuesday, October 1st I had surgery on my left foot. I was given a mild sedative to make me sleepy and a local was used on the foot. After the surgery had begun the WED/RLS started and prevented the surgeon from proceeding until he could quiet the leg. After the procedure was complete and I...

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Specialists with expertise managing Willis-Ekbom disease (restless legs syndrome, or WED/RLS) are invited to apply for certification as WED/RLS Quality Care Centers. The Willis-Ekbom Disease (WED) Foundation (formerly RLS Foundation) is launching the Quality Care Center program to improve access to timely diagnosis and high-quality treatment for patients with WED/RLS. Certified Quality Care Center benefits: Recognition as leaders...

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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 third certified WED/RLS Quality Care Center! The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) 6410 Fannin...

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Growing Pains I was raised to regard family as truly important. When I was growing up we always spent Sunday at Grandma’s house visiting with aunts, uncles and assorted cousins. When someone asked how you were, they really wanted to know. I had horrible “growing pains” when I was little and I remember my Aunt Virginia massaging my...

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Rochester, MN – October 1, 2013—The Willis-Ekbom Disease (WED) Foundation is pleased to announce the launch of a new program designed to improve diagnosis and treatment for individuals living with Willis-Ekbom disease, also known as restless legs syndrome (RLS). The Foundation is developing a network of WED-RLS Quality Care Centers (QCC) that has highly developed expertise in diagnosis...

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