How to Manage and Prevent Varicose Veins

Varicose veins is a disease of the venous system and poor circulation .They often present as swollen, lumpy veins that normally affects the lower extremities of the body like the calves and thighs. Usually the varicose veins are non-symptomatic and can be cosmetically remove by injection therapy but at times this condition can become more severe to cause painful swelling which is accompanied by soreness. This could be an early sign of vein clotting and rupture and should be seen by a medical professional immediately.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• support hose
• elastic socks
• water
• exercise

1. Most varicose veins are caused by increased constant pressure on the lower legs, especially frequent in people who stand for many hours on their legs.
   varicose veins are really weakened veins that lack the strength to return the blood back to the heart efficiently. To help reduce the occurrence of varicose veins and to manage the ones that you have you should periodically sit down on chair and raise your legs up above your hip level whenever they ache. This should help reduce the pain and discomfort.
2. Wear support hose that are readily available in most local drugstore or pharmacy. Here is a way to increase the circulation and help reduce the pain and ache form varicose veins. Put on the support hose and lie flat on your back and raise your legs straight up into the air, resting them against the wall. Keep in this position for several minutes thus allowing blood flow out of the swollen veins back to the heart. Try to repeat this for 20 minutes or so everyday.
3. Shoes are important to consider when you have varicose veins. Try to avoid high heels or boots that will cause pressure around the calves.
4. Lose weight. Increase weight places more pressure on the heart and puts you at an increase risk of getting varicose veins or make the condition worse. Try to change your diet to a healthier more balanced one.
5. Exercising and yoga, swimming are great ways to help reduce the aches and pains form varicose veins. Do these activities on a regular daily basis and you can help reduce the risks of getting them.
6. raise the foot of your bed at night several inches so that you can make gravity work for you.. Be careful if you have an existing heart condition or difficulty breathing during the night before you do this. Consult your medical doctor.
7. Keep from wearing tight restricting clothing and pants. These will place more compression and restriction to the blood flow to the legs making the varicose veins worse.
8. STOP SMOKING since research and studies have shown a correlation between smoking and increasing your risks of getting varicose veins.
9. Careful about the Pill since it can sometimes place you at a higher risk for getting varicose veins or spider veins.
10. Standing for long periods of time causes the blood to pool around the legs and ankles putting you at risk for getting varicose veins. Try getting exercise and walking throughout the day
11. Herbal remedies can help. Try horse chestnut and butcher's broom which have properties to help varicose veins. These herbs can help strengthen and constrict the walls of varicose veins.
12. Taking hot and cold showers on the legs. Change the temperature every 1-3 minute intervals, repeating this several times. Changing temperature gets the blood moving by expanding and contracting the blood vessels.

Tips & Warnings

• Varicose veins around the ankle areas are more incline to rupture and bleed causing you to lose blod very rapidly. When this happens , place pressure on the ruptured veins to slow down the bleed and get to the Emergency Room immediately.