Willis–Ekbom disease common fibular nerve common peroneal nerve nerve entrapment peripheral neuropathy surgical decompression. Further investigation is needed to quantify improvement using RLS-specific metrics and sleep quality assessments.

This is the first study to suggest improvement in RLS symptoms following surgical decompression of the common and superficial fibular nerves. The change in VAS following surgery was negatively correlated with the pre-surgery VAS for both the summed VAS ( r = -0.58, P < 0.001) and the individual VAS scores (all P < 0.01), such that patients who reported the worst symptoms before surgery exhibited relatively greater reductions in symptoms after surgery. The test can last anywhere from a half an hour to an hour. These tests can establish if a nerve is pinched, and give a numeric value to how severely it is pinched and often where it is pinched. Subjects reported significant improvement among all VAS categories, except for 'pulling' ( P = 0.14). Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Tests are ordered to learn more about the health of peripheral nerves. The purpose of this retrospective analysis was to quantify the change in symptoms commonly associated with RLS using visual analog scales (VAS).įorty-two patients completed VAS scales (0-10) for pain, burning, numbness, tingling, weakness, balance, tightness, aching, pulling, cramping, twitchy/jumpy, uneasy, creepy/crawly, and throbbing, both before and 15 weeks after surgical decompression.

Anecdotally, surgeons sometimes report improved RLS symptoms following nerve decompression for peripheral neuropathy.

Nerve decompression surgery of the common and superficial fibular nerves is used to treat peripheral neuropathy. Secondary RLS is often associated with peripheral neuropathy. RLS may present in distinct phenotypes often described as 'primary' vs. The mechanisms related to RLS symptoms remain unclear, and treatment options are often aimed at symptom relief rather than etiology. Restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a prevalent sleep disorder affecting quality of life and is often comorbid with other neurological diseases, including peripheral neuropathy.

Testing for nerve damage in legs