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Support Groups
For more information on living with Restless Legs Syndrome, you may wish to contact the following organizations.
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Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation
The Restless Legs Syndrome Foundation is a nonprofit agency dedicated to improving the lives of men and women who live with Restless Legs Syndrome. The organization's goals are to increase awareness of RLS and support research. The RLS Foundation Web site includes contact information for local patient support groups around the country.
www.rls.org
819 Second St. SW
Rochester, MN 55902-2985
Tel: (507) 287-6465
Fax: (507) 287-6312
WE MOVE™: Worldwide Education and Awareness for Movement Disorders
WE MOVE™ is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1991 to educate and inform patients, professionals, and the public about neurologic movement disorders, including Restless Legs Syndrome.
www.wemove.org
204 W. 84th St.
New York, NY 10024
Tel: (212) 875-8312
Fax: (212) 875-8339
National Sleep Foundation
The National Sleep Foundation (NSF) is an independent nonprofit organization dedicated to improving public health and safety by achieving understanding of sleep, sleep disorders, and other conditions that affect sleep, and by supporting education, sleep-related research, and advocacy.
www.sleepfoundation.org
1522 K St., N.W., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
Tel: (202) 347-3471
Fax: (202) 347-3472
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NINDS is part of the National Institutes of Health and supports biomedical research on disorders of the brain and nervous system. The NINDS RLS Information Page offers an overview of RLS and links to additional publications and resources.
www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/restless_legs/restless_legs.htm
NIH Neurological Institute
P.O. Box 5801
Bethesda, MD 20824
Tel: (800) 352-9424 or (301) 496-5751
TTY (for people using adaptive equipment): (301) 468-5981
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
NHLBI is part of the National Institutes of Health and supports research into diseases of the heart, blood vessels, lungs, and blood; blood resources; and sleep disorders. NHLBI offers a downloadable RLS Fact Sheet that can also be ordered as a printed version online, by phone, or by mail.
www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/rls/rls.htm
NHLBI Health Information Center
P.O. Box 30105
Bethesda, MD 20824-0105
Tel: (301) 592-8573
Fax: (301) 592-8563
TTY (for people using adaptive equipment): (240) 629-3255