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2009Britta Wåhlin Larsson is a registered biomedical
scientist. She has been working as a biomedical scientist in clinical physiology and engaged in sport sciences for many years. During the past years she has combined the work as a lecturer at Dalarna University with doctorial studies at School of health and medicine sciences at Örebro University.
Restless legs syndrome (RLS) and Obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome (OSAS) are two common sleep disorders that affect daily life with symptoms such as sleepiness and tiredness. It was therefore hypothesised that the skeletal muscle could be affected as symptoms from skeletal muscle are common.
This doctorial thesis elucidates skeletal muscle involvement in RLS and OSAS patients. These two syndromes are accompanied by changes in skele-tal muscle and physical fitness level. The findings indicate that hypoxia may be present in the muscle cell probably contributing to the symptoms such as fatigue. It is also suggested that physical training may relief symptoms.
Örebro Studies in Sport Sciences 3
örebro 2009 Doctoral Dissertation
Skeletal Muscle in Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS) and
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome (OSAS)
Britta Wåhlin Larsson
Sport Science issn 1654-7535 isbn 978-91-7668-661-4
