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Ohow can i tell if the creepy crawling spasm are restless leg or neuropathy?

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Dr. Lauren Elson answered

Specializes in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Physiatry eval: A physiatrist can perform a comprehensive eval to determine the cause of your symptoms and develop a treatment strategy. The diagnosis depends on where exactly they are, and when you have them. There are other thing that can also cause those symptoms (pinched nerve, vitamin/mineral deficiency, etc).

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