Restless legs syndrome is one of those health problems that isn’t always taken seriously. Mark Buchfuhrer has a collection of comic strips that make fun of the condition. But there is nothing amusing or trivial about it, says the Stanford University professor, who treats some of the worst affected patients at his clinics.
About 10% of people suffer from restless legs syndrome (RLS) and about a third have it so severely they need medical help. Many struggle to explain what they are experiencing.
“If you ask them to describe the sensations, they’ll say it feels like bugs crawling deep in their legs,
