IMAGING & INTERVENTIONAL SPECIALISTS
YOUR RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME SOLUTION
Interventional Specialists are experienced and successful in dealing with the vascular conditions that can underlie restless leg syndrome. Our board-certified vascular physicians offer in office diagnostic testing and will customize a treatment plan for your restless legs.
Imaging & Interventional Specialists offer FDA-approved treatments (non-surgical alternatives).
Call us now or schedule an appointment to discuss your condition and your options.
Restless leg syndrome occurs, often at night, when uncomfortable feelings in your legs because uncontrollable urges to move your legs. This can be quite disruptive to a normal lifestyle. Unpleasant sensations including throbbing, itching, aching, crawling and pulling are part of restless leg syndrome which can then drive you to move your legs and attempt to alleviate the sensations.
There are a range of causes including:
Peripheral artery disease: Arterial hardening and narrowing causes decreased blood flow in the legs which can starve your tissues of oxygen. Arterial wounds usually occur on the end of toes or between the heels or on the outer ankle.
Chronic venous insufficiency: if veins fail to return blood, pressure builds up in legs causing edema, aching and swelling.
The Imaging & Interventional Specialists team has in office diagnostic technologies to help identify the course of your nonhealing leg wounds. Besides careful history and physical exams, the team at Imaging & Interventional Specialists may obtain ultrasound studies, angiography or other advanced imaging to aid with accurate diagnoses.
If the experts discover chronic venous insufficiency is contributing to your restless leg syndrome a treatment plan can be developed. This can range from conservative treatments including limiting standing time, weight loss, exercise. Or more specialized, advanced treatments including “pinhole” endovenous laser treatment of varicose veins can be recommended. This redirects flow into healthy veins and allows the uncomfortable sensations to go away. Imaging & Interventional Specialists physicians will likely use ultrasound vein mapping to assist in treatment planning potential vein ablation.
Our experienced board-certified specialists successfully perform “pinhole” procedures every day offering this region leading, state-of-the-art solutions to leg ulcers. Our minimally invasive image guided procedures are cutting edge technology without the cutting, without a scalpel.
Imaging & Interventional Specialists are leaders in interventional radiology and experts in the minimally invasive procedures that will address your restless leg syndrome.
Using state-of-the-art equipment our experienced board-certified specialists are focused on your best outcome.
It is important to determine what is causing your nonhealing leg ulcers. At IMAGING & INTERVENTIONAL SPECIALISTS board-certified physicians offer in-house testing to determine the cause and develop an individualized treatment program for your restless leg syndrome.
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