Varicose veins can be applied not only to the veins of the legs – similar changes are possible veins:
- the esophagus and stomach;
- the pelvic organs in women;
- the left spermatic cord and testicles in men.
But the reasons for the development of all of these types of varices are totally different. Therefore, prevention is radically different.
In this article we consider only measures that prevent the most common varicose veins – the defeat of the lower extremities. Besides the fact that it is 70% of the General morbidity structure, only its prevention is really effective.
A holistic approach to prevent the development of varicose veins in the legs leads to:
- Decide on prophylaxis – indications
- Pay attention to the shoes
- Choose the right job
- To be active, but remember to rest
- Normalize weight and eat right
- Say "no" to harmful habits
- Do not be lazy to lose weight the gym
- Make a draining massage of the feet
- Wear support stockings
- Sometimes you need drugs
- Prognosis prevention
Prevention of any disease, such as varicose veins on the legs, nothing is easier than treatment. But if you do it correctly and in full, you can either prevent the occurrence of the disease, or prevent serious consequences.
Only hard work can give the greatest impact. This is especially true for people who have a high risk of developing varicose veins in the legs. Prevention of this disease has become an essential part of life, some pleasant everyday habit. In fact, nothing complicated.
All matters relating to the prevention of varicose veins disease of the lower extremities, please contact the vascular surgeon or phlebologist.
Decide on prophylaxis – indications
Greatest risk for development of varicose veins in the legs, which need special prevention – it is people:
- Having a family history – close relatives who have this disease.
- Women suffering from dishormonal disorders, ovarian.
- Pregnant and has given birth to.
- Persons associated with heavy physical work, long time staying in a stationary standing or seated position (especially professional and lack of exercise).
- Lovers to walk in high heels, hot tub, sauna, spicy food and alcoholic beverages.
- Persons with the presence feature ˮvenarumˮ complaints: swelling of the legs ankles in the evening, cramps and pain in the calf muscles, heaviness in the legs, strengthens the venous pattern, the vascular mesh.
The most important risk factors for varicose veins is genetic predisposition, pregnancy and dishormonal disorders in women. All other conditions are alone can not cause disease, but, reinforced at key, to accelerate its appearance and weight.
Pay attention to the shoes
The question of selecting the right shoes to a greater extent for women, but for men it is also of importance. Optimum these shoes:
- convenient and comfortable (to avoid crushed feet and legs, but not too free);
- should be high thin heels – the best 4-5 cm;
- use insoles arch supports;
- do not constantly walk in the shoes on a flat sole.
Choose the right job
The issue of job change is not always easy to solve, even if we talk about health. But if the risk of varicose veins in the legs too big, or had early signs of the disease, it is better to follow preventive recommendations:
- To eliminate or minimize the hard work associated with physical exertion in the abdomen and lower extremities.
- Not a lot of time continuously (no more than 2-3 hours) spend standing still or sitting position.
- Only weight lifting and other strength sports.
The basic rule – the circumstances must be such that the blood in the legs does not stop and don't put too much pressure on the veins walls. Most venous stasis is pronounced, when the legs are located vertically downward of the foot and calf muscles fixed (when the person is standing or sitting in one position).
To be active, but remember to rest
Sedentary lifestyle (lack of exercise) contribute to the development of varicose veins in the legs. Therefore, we have to fight for it:
- do morning exercises;
- don't be lazy, go for a walk in the fresh air;
- exercise or sports related exercises for the legs and feet (walking, running, swimming, Cycling, aerobics).
But the overtime is not worth it. Don't forget about the rest, you should sleep about 8 hours a day, alternating periods of activity with periods of rest. The muscles of the back surface of the Shin, the role of the pump, which pushes blood in the veins in the opposite direction to gravity (upward). The load which they experience is great. To cope with it can only the muscles, which has been restored to the reserves of energy after a busy day.
Normalize weight and eat right
The lower limbs of people suffering from obesity, experience high loads. Therefore, weight loss is the prevention of varicose veins, because it reduces everyday tension veins in the legs. For this you can use a variety of methods, but be sure that you stick to these dietary recommendations:
- Limit fatty foods of animal origin (pork, duck, fatty sour cream, eggs) and digestible carbohydrates (pastries, white bread, rolls, cakes, pies).
- Discard the spices and spicy food.
- Eat moderate amount of liquid and reduce the salt.
- Enrich your diet vegetable foods: vegetables, fruits, oils (Flaxseed, olive, sunflower).
Say "no" to harmful habits
The most common bad habits – Smoking and alcohol abuse – themselves do not cause varicose veins, but in conjunction with other aggravating factors, they contribute to its emergence and progression. Therefore, the wicked should abandon them. Do it yourself is not easy. If necessary, seek help from a doctor-narcologist.
Do not be lazy to lose weight the gym
Any activity, people who have underlying varicose veins in the legs, should be combined with periods of unloading. All you need is 5-10 minutes to devote to doing simple leg exercises at least 1-2 times a day and always in the evening after his graduation. It does not need a separate space or special conditions.
Most of the exercises, fasting gymnastics you can do the job:
- In the sitting position, perform 10 to 20 flexor and extensor movements, alternating each leg, so that the rear muscle groups of the lower leg is maximally reduced and relaxed.
- If you've been sedentary, get up and move around, better to just up the stairs. You can also walk on a flat surface, to simulate walking up the stairs – step, step, heel to toe, the calf muscles were very reduced and relaxed.
- Standing standing on toes, hold this position for a few seconds and go down to the heel. Perform the following steps first both legs at the same time (several times), and then alternately with each foot, so that when the right rises toe, left standing on the heel, and vice versa.
- If possible, sit or lie down and place your feet some support a position higher than the hips (for example, put your feet on a chair, on the table, on the wall).
Demolition exercises, which are intended for the prevention of varicose veins in the legs, really basic-and effective. All you need – do not be lazy to do exercises.
Make a draining massage of the feet
Meaning haurientes foot massage – improves blood circulation in the superficial and deep veins. Do it yourself, even in the evening after work, but if possible, it is and it.
Elementary techniques of self-massage haurientes:
- Sit down, put your feet only on the ground floor, where you can sit, so he was slightly bent at the knee (less than 90).
- Rubbing movements massage the skin and muscles in the direction of toe genu iuncturam around the entire circumference.
- Grasp the foot with both hands so that the thumbs were behind, and all the rest – the plantar surface.
- Push the sides of the segment, which is wrapped around the fingers, and gradually move them up during the tibia for genu iuncturam. During the transition to the new site gradually squeeze it for a few seconds, then relax your hands and move them above.
- Clasp your fingers to brush the side surface of the heel. Squeeze the fabric with your fingers for a few seconds, relax your fingers, move them up the sides of the achilles tendon and calf muscles towards the knee.
- Pat legs with both hands up.
The total duration of the session haurientes self-massage is about 10 minutes. After that, when it is desirable to carry out the exercise ˮbirchˮ (3-5 minutes place the foot as high as possible, and the best heels vertically up).
Wear support stockings
Special products support socks is the best to strengthen weakened or changed varicose veins on your legs, and don't let them expand. This prevention method works the better the more you use the individually selected compression stockings. Use it daily before you get out of bed after sleep. At the end of the day, when the load on the legs is less products have to be removed.
What to look for when choosing support socks:
- It has to be comfortable for everyday use. Modern products meet all requirements, they are thin (like nylon stockings), and compress well evenly fabric, elegant appearance and durable. Better to buy a Jersey of this type than conventional elastic bandages or stockings crassus.
- Choose the right product. This can be tights, stockings and socks.
- Pay attention to the class of the compression force, which squeezes the knit fabric. Prevention you can use the special preventive sweaters (class zero-compression) or treatment, but only the first class of compression.
Sometimes you need drugs
Medica mental prevention of varices has been shown to persons of high risk group (having a lot of prerequisites to enlargement of veins) or having a typical "venous symptoms" (they are described in the section "Decide on prophylaxis – indications").
Other: creams and gels provide fast, but short-term effect, but the pills started to work slowly, but are long-lived. Therefore, topical preparations can be used daily, and drugs for internal use – in the form of preventive courses 2 times a year, which lasts about a month.
Prognosis prevention
The table reflects the forecast of the possible efficiency to prevent the development of varicose veins in the legs because of the risk of the disease.
| Predisposition to varicose veins | Some of the cases, if prophylaxis is completed | What happens without that whole prevention |
|---|---|---|
| Low | Less than 5% – mild varicose veins | Sick 95%: mild forms – 45%, moderate – 50% |
| Reasonable | 30%: light – 20%, average severity – 10% | Sick 99%: average weight – 65%, severe 34% |
| High | 50%: medium and light forms – 40%, difficult 10% | Sick of it all: the average severity of 60%, severe course – 40% |
If you don't want to get varicose veins – do some prevention!