Restless Leg Syndrome

When experiencing antsy or jittery legs when lying in bed or sitting down, you may be suffering from a condition called Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS). Patients in discomfort find relief only by standing, walking, or simply getting up.

A symptom of venous disease, when the valves delivering blood from the legs to the heart stop functioning properly, blood can pool in the legs and cause your veins to swell. This “reflux’ or simply poor blood flow can cause bleeding into the tissue which can lead to restless legs.

Common symptoms include pain in the leg, heaviness & fatigue in the leg, leg cramps, skin discoloration, and in the most severe cases, venous stasis ulcers.

Affecting up to 10% of the population, women are higher likely to acquire symptoms connected to RLS, moreso after pregnancy. Nonetheless, this condition can affect both men and women.

Many people who experience restless leg syndrome are older or middle-aged. As mentioned above, restless legs can be a major indicator of Varicose Veins and can include other symptoms such as pain, swelling, heaviness, fatigue, itching, cramps, skin discoloration and ulcers of the leg. Unfortunately, vein disease can progress unsuspectedly and can sometimes be invisible.

It is important you contact a trusted vein specialist if you notice any of the symptoms above.

If your vein specialist has determined your restless leg syndrome is being caused by underlying vein disease, you can alleviate your symptoms with effective treatment options. Dr. Prem Kittusamy has performed thousands of these treatments with minimal to no pain or discomfort. Patients finish treatment and walk out the door in an hour or less.

Minimally invasive treatments such as radio frequency ablation simply close the diseased vein effectively without the need of traditional surgery. The diseased vein once closed becomes scar tissue and is eventually consumed by the body.

This procedure uses a specialized catheter that is inserted into the diseased vein and sears the damaged vein, closing it off forever. Once closed, your healthier veins take over.