The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommends medications for RLS or PLMD only for persons who fit strict diagnostic criteria, and who experience excessive daytime sleepiness as a result of these conditions. (Excessive daytime sleepiness results from nighttime sleeplessness due to RLS or PLMD symptoms).
More research and physician training is needed to better diagnose and treat RLS with medications in children and adolescents. Little is known about the best way to treat RLS in...
Read moreSome patients with inflammatory bowel disease have significant symptoms outside of the gastrointestinal tract. These extra-intestinal... Read more »
Osteoporosis is a decrease in bone density. As humans age, resorption of bone outpaces formation of bone and bone density begins to... Read more »
There have been a few items in the news lately related to Inflammatory Bowel Disease that I thought prudent to pass along to... Read more »
In honor of Father's day this month I've decided to focus on men and how IBD affects them. At first, I didn't think I would have much to... Read more »
1. I am being treated for Crohn's disease, and lately, I have been experiencing tingling sensations in my fingers and toes. I am seeing a... Read more »
Source: ADAM Encyclopedia
Leg pain is a common symptom and complaint.For more specific information, see: Foot painKnee painJoint painHip painMuscle painShin splintsAlternative... Read more »
Source: HealthCentral Encyclopedia
Article updated and reviewed by Christian D. Stone, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Washington University in St.... Read more »
Source: eOrthopod
Spinal pain, or back pain, is very common in the Western world. In fact, it affects up to 80 percent of people at least one time in their life.... Read more »
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
Besides the symptoms of IBD on the intestinal tract (such as bloody diarrhea, crampy abdominal pain and fever), people with the arthritis of IBD have... Read more »
Source: Harvard Decision Guide
Prevention Other than avoiding sexual intercourse, there is no guaranteed way to prevent pelvic inflammatory disease. However, women who are in... Read more »