According to statistics, 26-28% of women and 10-20% of men of working age on the globe suffer from varicose veins.
Prevention of varicose veins
Based on the causes of varicose veins, measures to prevent it become clear and logical.
Comfortable furniture
Eliminating pressure on the back of the thigh from the seat, and also creating conditions for free respiratory movement of the thoracic diaphragm in a sitting position.
Effective operation of the thoracic diaphragm
This main “pump” for venous blood depends on your posture.Correct posture in a standing position and, more importantly, in a sitting position - at the computer, in the car and while relaxing in a chair.
If you tend to slouch, you may need to be helped to straighten up first.Osteopathy can effectively cope with this task.An osteopathic doctor will find the causes of your stoop “hidden” in the body and eliminate them.As a result of a course of osteopathic treatment, your back will be much straighter, your shoulders will be straightened, and your body will feel as if a heavy backpack has been removed from your back.
You have to sit crouched on “ordinary” furniture.And on correctly adjusted, ergonomic furniture that suits you, it is easy and comfortable to sit upright.Ergonomic furniture for working at a computer, relaxing while sitting and studying at a desk is a prerequisite for good posture and, therefore, effective venous outflow from the lower extremities and pelvic organs.To consolidate the effect of osteopathy, special gymnastics will help - a set of not complex, but effective exercises for “reprogramming” your body.This will require practicing the correct technique with an instructor (the duration of an individual lesson is one hour) and literally fifteen minutes of self-study at home in the evening.Free breathing, incl.The work of the diaphragm is often interfered with by an incorrectly selected bra.Our experience shows that up to 40% of women wear bras that are too tight, causing them to slouch and strain their back, neck and shoulder muscles.Constantly tense muscles increase the load on the spine, contributing to its premature wear and accelerating the growth of intervertebral hernias.
It helps to get used to correct posture and wearing special corsets.In some cases, a lumbar corset is sufficient.Sometimes a thoracolumbar corset is required.Our specialists will help you choose the most suitable option for you.A high-quality corset not only does not weaken the muscles, but also helps to properly engage them in work.
If you play sports
During physical activity, blood vessels experience increased stress.If you have a hereditary predisposition to varicose veins, then intense physical activity can cause varicose veins, even in adolescence.For prevention: while performing physical activity, it is recommended to wear special jersey.If you are involved in professional sports, it means that your blood vessels are experiencing not just increased, but extremely high load.In this case, a particularly serious approach to the prevention of varicose veins is required.A series of sports jerseys has been developed especially for this occasion, used by professional athletes both during training and in competitions.
If you work standing.
Working while standing all the time is extremely harmful, so such work is classified as “hard”.
- Solution 1 – be able to spend part of your working time sitting.
- Solution 2 - while working while standing, place one or the other leg on a stool (step) about 20 cm high.
- Solution 3 – use compression stockings (at least knee socks) if you do not have varicose veins.And the first compression class if you have initial manifestations of varicose veins.
For flat feet
It is important to give your foot its natural position.Orthopedic insoles are designed for this.If the foot has a high arch, it is necessary to make custom insoles.Express production will take only 10 minutes, and the insoles, which exactly follow the shape of the feet, will be ready.It is much easier to walk and maintain posture in such insoles.The gait will become easier, and venous outflow will noticeably improve.6. Heredity.As they say, you don’t choose your parents... However, if your parents suffer from varicose veins, don’t be upset!Heredity is just a predisposition, nothing more.Whether it manifests itself or not depends on the conditions.This means that the prevention of varicose veins is entirely in our hands.
Treatment of varicose veins
Surgical.
In some cases, veins have to be removed through surgery, sclerotherapy, or a laser.However, before “cutting”, it is worth “measuring seven times.”To make an informed decision, it is important to know the following.
Varicose veins have reasons.And if they are not eliminated, after the removal of varicose veins, others that are still intact may suffer.External veins are a spare outflow route that can save a limb in case of deep thrombosis.If the deep veins become thrombosed and there are no more superficial ones, it can turn out like in the proverb “beauty requires sacrifice.”Therefore, if the main superficial veins (great and small saphenous veins) are simply not very beautiful, but are quite passable, think carefully about whether it is worth removing them, exposing the lower limb to such a risk.After vein removal, regardless of the method, scarring of the subcutaneous tissue occurs in the place where the veins passed.As a result, tissue tightness occurs there, disturbing the overall balance of the body and gradually leading to various diseases that “unexpectedly” appear in different parts of the body - not necessarily immediately, but often months or even years after the operation.
If varicose veins are not very advanced and the veins are passable, try conservative treatment.
Osteopathy can affect several of the important causes of varicose veins.
Normalize diaphragmatic breathing - “repair” the “pump” that pumps out venous blood. Improve the capillary blood supply to the venous wall, which is compacted and deprived of normal nutrition as a result of its prolonged inflammation, as a result of severe stretching, sometimes permanent, for many years.
Identify and eliminate tension in the fascia that compresses the vein above the site of the lesion.To do this, the osteopathic doctor requires particularly high skill, which is expressed in accurate diagnosis of the zone from which the tension in the body tissues comes.
Restore the balance of the body, thereby reducing the load on the affected limb - in the case when the cause of varicose veins is an imbalance of the body, leading to the transfer of support mainly to one leg.
Orthopedic insoles
- Improves the “pumping” function of the foot;
- Normalize the relative position of the tissues of the lower extremities - raise the tissues of the inner side of the thigh relative to the outer side;
- They make walking easier, reducing tension in the legs.
Gymnast
- Strengthens the effect of osteopathic treatment;
- Helps to “turn on” the diaphragm to work;
- Helps improve posture;
- Teaches how to relax muscles in the evening, after daytime stress.
"Rhythmic" massage
- Reduces swelling, improves fluid movement;
- Increases the “vitality” of tissues;
- Helps relieve tissue tension;
- Promotes overall harmonization of the body.