Varicose veins are one of the most common diseases among the female population. Weight in the legs, appearance of spiders, and then the veins become visible to the naked eye. There are many methods against varicose veins in our time, you just have to choose the right one.
What are varicose veins?
Varicose veins are the expansion of the walls of the superficial veins due to venous overload. As a result, they become tortuous, nodular and vascular, which contradicts their ability to perform their physiological function, signaling the need for the choice of anti-varicose veins.
There are the following causes for this problem:
- Prolonged sitting or standing.
- Wrong lifestyle.
- Violation of the valve apparatus in the blood vessels.
- Liver disease.
- Long-term physical activity (for example in athletes).
- Uncomfortable shoes or uncomfortable tight pants.
- Hormonal changes (pregnancy, menopause, diabetes).
- Heredity.
- Age after 45 years.
- Blood coagulation disorder.
The disease develops gradually. In the beginning, a "symptom of heavy legs" appears - heaviness in the legs, pain when walking along the veins, swelling, cramps and burning. Some spider veins gradually emerge. Soon, phlebitis develops - swelling, nodularity and tortuosity in the superficial veins. If left untreated, pigmentation spots appear on the skin, the skin becomes shiny, dense, the hair is lost - these symptoms indicate formed dermatitis or eczema.
This at first glance, a harmless disease can lead to complications such as a trophic ulcer, erysipelas (when the infection joins the gastric ulcer), thrombophlebitis and rupture of the affected vein with subsequent bleeding. It is necessary at the first symptoms to choose a method against varicose veins.
Varicose veins treatment
Treatment of varicose veins is divided into 2 major groups - therapeutic and surgical.
Therapies for varicose veins are only useful in the early stages of the disease and there are several varieties as well. One of them is compression therapy - wearing special underwear (socks, tights, short and medium-sized bandages) during the day. This allows you to give the enlarged veins additional tone and slow down the course of the disease.
Therapeutic gymnastics - walking, swimming, light leg exercises (cycling, toe lifts, flexion and extension of the knee and hip joints) will improve microcirculation, and massage (pneumomassage and lymphatic drainage) will improve blood flow. It is a good idea to supplement these methods with diet therapy, which will help you lose weight if a person diagnosed with varicose veins has it.
Several groups of drugs are used against varicose veins - they eliminate inflammation from the affected blood vessels, help restore the tone of the vein wall, improve blood properties and normalize microcirculation and also provide normal lymphatic drainage.
Against varicose veins on the legs are actively used ointments and gels with mucopolysaccharide of an ester of polysulfuric acid. They allow you to break down blood clots in the vessels and prevent such a formidable complication as thromboembolism.
Surgical intervention involves many different techniques, which are chosen by the attending physician, based on the patient's individual parameters.
Receptions against varicose veins
When the "symptom of heavy legs" appears, it is best to immediately resort to preventive measures that will slow down the process and significantly improve the quality of life:
- Wearing special underwear when spider spiders appear, especially during pregnancy.
- Therapeutic gymnastics on any occasion, especially with a sedentary lifestyle.
- A contrast shower on your feet at the end of the day.
- Wearing comfortable shoes and clothes.
- Correction of nutrition to reduce weight and prevent constipation.
- Sleep with swollen legs to improve venous return.
If you follow the preventive measures against varicose veins, you can avoid various complications, surgical procedures and also maintain the health of your veins for many years.