Have you suffered from restless leg syndrome? Source: Getty Images. If you regularly experience an uncomfortable sensation in your legs when you’re resting or trying to go to sleep you may be ...

When we think of leg training it’s hard not to picture a squat rack, maybe the leg press, a leg extension and a hamstring curl machine. But, if you’re limited to basic kit, or your gym is ...

Experts have alerted patients with restless leg syndrome over a bizarre side-effect of drugs that treat the condition. The medicines – known as dopamine agonists – are offered on the NHS ...

A leg cramp is a sudden, uncontrolled contraction of a muscle. This can occur elsewhere in the body, but is most commonly experienced in the lower extremities. Leg cramps or spasms are unpredictable ...

For the people it affects (and anyone who shares a bed with them) restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a torturous condition. Known medically as Willis-Ekbom disease, RLS is described by the NHS as an ...

Entrapment of the sciatic nerve as it emerges from the pelvis into the retropelvic area may be responsible for this syndrome ... of the leg the posterior tibial nerve lies in a compartment ...

The three major classifications are incipient compartment syndrome, acute compartment syndrome, and chronic compartment syndrome. Acute compartment syndrome is further divided into traumatic and ...

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This article by Alex Bartle examines the underlying pathology of restless legs syndrome, while acknowledging many facets remain unknown. Up to one in 10 people are affected by RLS to some degree, but ...