Historically, Restless Leg Syndrome has been going unreported or ignored simply because many are not even aware of its existence yet, it affects millions of people each year. Short of the sufferers description of their symptoms, there are no known methods to diagnose or medical means to confirm the disease. In effect, there is considerable resistance from both the medical community, as well as, patients to recognize this condition as a disease. Based on reports from the RLS Foundation, this disease continues to be widely unknown and vastly misunderstood.
