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You are standing a few metro stops away or stood in the queue at the bank, and the legs are cast iron? This may be the first sign of varicose vein disease. What this means and how to treat yourself?
Everyone knows that the artery is a blood vessels, the blood from the heart to the internal organs and the skin, and through the veins it is otherwise is at heart. But sometimes, it for various reasons, it becomes more difficult to do, it begins to stagnate in the veins, which swell, start to ache. It is of varicose veins.
Why? The blood in the veins back under the residual effect of the blood pressure. The speed of blood flow in the influence muscle tone – cutting, muscles as would express the blood to the top. Conversely, oppose the flow of the venous blood valves. But if in the veins is constantly on the overpressure (for example, if too zealous with workouts or a long time), they have gradually expand and are extended, the muscle of the wall of the veins gradually atrophy, perish the nerves responsible for the tone of the veins. Venous valves shrivel, deform scars and ceases to perform its function. These processes gradually cover the entire venous trunk and its tributaries and pass the capillaries. This leads to the fact that tissues and organs are poorly supplied with oxygen and nutrients, and the legs appear to be bulging and slippery grounds bluish color (and, oh! – farewell, skirts).
The doctors believe that the main cause of varicose veins (vessels, bringing the blood to the heart) – heredity. There is a risk of the appearance of varicose veins increases, or if it has suffered from a mother or a grandmother. Inherited weakness of the vein wall, because of what, over time, the veins are stretched and the blood stream on it slows down. The main danger of the varicose disease is the stagnation of blood in the veins can lead to the formation of them of the blood clots. And thrombophlebitis is already a serious disease that can result in dangerous complications. But to make such, you must be absolutely deaf to his own body.
• Rightly regarded as the varicose veins is the "disease of sellers and hairdressers", that is people who spend a lot of time on their feet. However, this list of occupations, you can continue to include surgeons, servers, merchandise stores (these are people who spread out the goods on the shelves in a supermarket, and all those who are at the end of the work day can safely affirm the following: "at No time, not for today!".
• Prolonged sitting without movement can also serve as a trigger for varicose veins, because it leads to a stagnation of the blood in the basin. And as long sitting on a location that is not only truck drivers, but more or less all the office workers, you need to do periodically get up and walk, at least for a call on his mobile phone.
• Also the risk of facing the disease varicose veins is obese women (clarity, large women – it is those who have serious problems with excess weight, and not those who simply need to lose a few kilos too).
• pregnant women – because of the increase in the weight of the uterus begins to compress the veins of the small pelvis, causing stasis of blood.
The symptoms of varicose veins
Usually the beginning of the varicose disease is preceded by a number of symptoms, which is difficult to ignore:
• a feeling of heaviness in the legs, especially at the end of the day;
• burning sensation, routinely produced in the course of veins;
• swelling of the lower limbs, which appear at the end of the night, and in the morning, disappear;
• on the surface of the skin of the feet appeared swollen, bulging twists and turns of vienna (even vienna).
In some women, on the legs, the chest or even the face appear spider veins (so-called telangiectasia). The doctors consider their intradermal form of the varicose disease. In most cases, this problem is purely aesthetic in nature, but if gables are numerous and they especially on the feet, he stagnated quite a large number of blood and joins the symptoms of chronic venous insufficiency (sensation of heaviness and pain in the legs). In this case, the problem has to do already for medical reasons. And recommendations regarding the sport will be the same as when the varicose disease.
If you notice any symptoms of varicose veins, not worth it to keep the situation on the brakes. It is not shipping, and here's the worst can easily become, especially if you are going to do these types of physical stresses that the varicose veins are contraindicated. This is why, in the first place, it is necessary to go to the doctor-whereas, in order to clarify things seriously (for that, as a general rule, you need to pass ultrasound vascular bed). According to the results, the doctor decides to do – to wait (if the manifestations of the disease are minimal) or prescribe a drug treatment. If the symptoms of the disease is not yet, and there are only a hereditary predisposition to it, visit phlebologist all the same not bad. The doctor will tell you how not to cause the disease.
In case of suspicion of a disease is confirmed, necessarily bargain with the doctor, and then I continue to a training centre of the usual pattern. Please do not hesitate to ask a doctor how the most in-depth as you can, and cannot do. Examples of good questions: "Doctor, I am very worried, can I now run 5 km every day, like I usually do?", "Doctor, I have already the tickets of the ski resort purchased, and, of course, it is now possible?", etc, Ideal if in this case, the training program is established individually with an instructor, which is paid into a problem, because the man without the education and the experience may not take into account all the risk factors.
Those who already have there are manifestations of varicose veins, even minor ones:
• not recommended for charging, a "clogged" (overloaded) leg muscles – for example, skiing, snowboarding and mountain skiing, step-aerobics, jogging, weight training, etc
• do not bother to do exercises that should stiffen, hold his breath.
In the event of varicose disease totally abandon the practice of sports activities, may not, in fact, physical activity improves the blood circulation. Good work in the gym will work the muscle groups, which play the role of the "muscle pump" are emptied management. Universal recipe for workouts, no, but clearly it will be useful to everything related to the pool, water aerobics, yoga, just swimming. Simulators are perfect stepper, bike equipment, cardio equipment. On a favorite of all the treadmill will move to the step of the battery, the load on the foot useless.
It is necessary to be cautious, even with such apparently calm physical activities such as pilates and yoga, because there also the pose with a big load on the feet. It is better to choose stretching exercises and relaxation.
1. During the workout, alternate tension and relaxation and receiveit the burden of work – do the exercises on the top, then the bottom.
2. Avoid vertical positions – better is to perform exercises seated and lying. For example, instead of sit-ups exercises prone leg.
3. Engage in segments of the bottom (you can only buy them in pharmacies and they are individually selected on the recommendation of the doctor).
4. The best is to do exercises without abatement. If the need to intensify the work load, do more reps of the exercise, and does not increase the weight of the projectile. And, of course, do not forget about proper breathing during the fitness.
So let varicose veins without supervision, even if its manifestations are insignificant, not worth it. Do not be lazy and visit phlebologist. In fact, the relationship with him is more helpful for the surgeon to go to, when the problem is dilapidated. But in general, if you have concerns about varicose veins, it is enough to try as much as possible to move in the daily life – spend a stoppage of work to the house, walking in the hallway when you are talking about portable – these are useful things that help the veins work more efficiently.
