I read an article about Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) that brought up a link to Parkinson’s. RLS may be described as uncontrollable urges to move the limbs in order to stop uncomfortable, painful or odd sensations in the body, most commonly in the legs. Moving the affected body part modulates the sensations, providing temporary relief.
The article, I referred to earlier, mentions that RLS is more common when Pakinson’s among other diseases runs in the family. There haven’t been any other studies, at least to what I could find, that mention the connection of RLS to Parkinson’s disease. I would be very interested to learn if there is a connection between the two. I realize that RLS is a newly defined syndrome and that may be the hold-up, but if anyone hears of anything about it please respond accordingly.
