According to statistics, 26-28% of women and 10-20% of men of working age in the world suffer from varicose veins.
Varicose vein prevention
Based on the causes of varicose veins, measures to prevent them become clear and logical.
Comfortable furniture
Eliminate the pressure of the seat on the back of the thigh and also create conditions for free respiratory movement of the thoracic diaphragm in the sitting position.
Effective operation of the thoracic diaphragm
This main “pump” of venous blood depends on your posture.Correct posture while standing and, most importantly, sitting - at the computer, in the car and while relaxing in a chair.
If you tend to slouch, you may need help straightening up first.Osteopathy can effectively cope with this task.An osteopathic doctor will find the causes of your inclination “hidden” in the body and eliminate them.As a result 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 ergonomic, correctly adjusted furniture, it is easy and comfortable to sit upright.Ergonomic furniture for working at the computer, relaxing while sitting and studying at a desk are prerequisites for good posture and therefore effective venous flow 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 to “reprogram” 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 functioning of the diaphragm is often impaired 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 the muscles in their back, neck and shoulders.Constantly tense muscles increase the load on the spine, contributing to premature wear and tear and accelerating the growth of intervertebral hernias.
It helps to get used to correcting posture and wearing special corsets.In some cases, a lumbar corset is sufficient.Sometimes a thoracolumbar corset is necessary.Our experts will help you choose the option that suits you best.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 greater stress.If you have a hereditary predisposition to varicose veins, intense physical activity can cause varicose veins, even in adolescence.For prevention: when performing physical activity, it is recommended to use special t-shirts.If you play professional sports, this means that your blood vessels are experiencing not only an increased load, but also an extremely high load.In this case, a particularly serious approach to the prevention of varicose veins is required.A series of sports shirts were developed especially for this occasion, used by professional athletes both in training and in competitions.
If you work standing up.
Working standing up all the time is extremely harmful, which is why this work is classified as “difficult”.
- Solution 1 – being able to spend part of your working time sitting.
- Solution 2 - when working standing, place one or the other leg on a stool (step) about 20 cm high.
- Solution 3 – wear compression socks (at least knee-high socks) if you don't have varicose veins.And the first compression class if you have initial manifestations of varicose veins.
For flat feet
It is important to give the foot its natural position.Orthopedic insoles are designed for this.If your foot has a high arch, custom insoles will need to be made.Express production will take just 10 minutes, and the insoles, which exactly follow the shape of your feet, will be ready.It is much easier to walk and maintain posture with these insoles.Walking will become easier and venous flow 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 this manifests itself or not depends on the conditions.This means that preventing varicose veins is entirely in our hands.
Varicose veins treatment
Surgical.
In some cases, veins need to be removed through surgery, sclerotherapy, or 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 removing the varicose veins, others that are still intact may suffer.External veins are a spare outlet 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 happen as 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 removing the vein, regardless of the method, the subcutaneous tissue heals in the area where the veins passed.As a result, tissue stiffness occurs, disturbing the general balance of the body and gradually leading to various diseases that appear “unexpectedly” in different parts of the body - not necessarily immediately, but often months or even years after the operation.
If the 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 - “fix” the “pump” that pumps venous blood.Improving the capillary blood supply to the venous wall, which becomes compacted and deprived of normal nutrition as a result of prolonged inflammation, as a result of severe, sometimes permanent, stretching over many years.
Identify and eliminate tension in the fascia compressing the vein above the injury site.To achieve this, the osteopathic doctor requires particularly high skill, which is expressed in the precise diagnosis of the area where the tension in the body's tissues originates.
Restoring balance in the body, thereby reducing the load on the affected limb - in the case where the cause of varicose veins is an imbalance in 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 thigh in relation to the outer part;
- They make walking easier, reducing tension in the legs.
Gymnast
- Strengthens the effect of osteopathic treatment;
- Helps “turn on” the diaphragm to work;
- Helps improve posture;
- Teaches you how to relax your muscles at night, after daytime stress.
"Rhythmic" massage
- Reduces swelling, improves fluid movement;
- Increases the “vitality” of tissues;
- Helps relieve tissue tension;
- Promotes general harmonization of the body.