treating restless legs.
A new research by the Sleep Medicine and Research Center at King Abdulaziz University Hospital in Jeddah revealed "the extent of the effect of vitamin D treatment on restless legs syndrome", that the group used for real treatment did not improve their symptoms, compared to patients using placebo, which indicates the ineffectiveness of vitamin D in Treatment of Restless Legs Syndrome, which contradicts some previous research indicating the potential role of vitamin D in treating the symptoms of restless legs syndrome. The Sleep Medicine and Research Center at King Abdulaziz University Hospital explained to “Okaz” that 35 people with the disease participated in the research. (Men and women), and it took 12 weeks, and the patient continued to use the treatment once a week from vitamin "D" or from placebo (that is, it does not contain an active substance), without the patient or doctor''s knowledge, and after the patient agreed that the treatment may be A real drug or a placebo. Symptoms and their severity were evaluated on a weekly basis, in addition to analyzes to find out the level of vitamin "D" in the blood every 4 weeks.
He indicated that restless legs syndrome is known as moving the legs repeatedly and involuntarily, and is often accompanied by numbness or itching in the legs, and although this condition usually affects the legs mainly, it can also affect the hands.
He concluded by saying that the research was published by the European Sleep and Breathing Journal, and that the research team consisted of Professor Bahaa Aba Al-Khail, Dr. Faris Al-Hujaili, and the Director of the Sleep Medicine and Research Center at King Abdulaziz University Hospital, Professor Siraj Omar Wali.
