Home suggested immobilization test (SIT) monitor and methodology

A RLS sensory symptoms monitoring device for recording and analyzing, with the use of a personal computer, the RLS sensory symptoms of one wearing said device during a specified test period in which said wearer complies with a given test protocol, said device comprising:

• a means for said wearer to input, at prescribed time intervals during said test period, into said device said wearer's assessment at said time intervals of said wearer's RLS sensory symptoms,
• a means for indicating to said wearer the instances of said prescribed times during said period when said assessments are to be made and inputted into said device,
• a means for sensing and inputting into said device data that measures the compliance of said wearer with said test protocol,
• a microprocessor connected to said means, said microprocessor having embedded programmable memory,
• a means for storing said inputted assessments and data,
• a firmware means for controlling the operation of said microprocessor to control said indicating means and to temporarily store said assessments and data in said storage means, and
• a means for transferring said stored assessments and data to said personal computer.