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Aizen Power-Are squats bad for varicose veins?
by fiona basil (2021-08-12)
The varicose veins or varices, as is also be called, is a condition in which the veins widen and thicken pressing against the skin tissue that covers; causing them to become superficial. Some exercises can be important both to prevent and to treat varicose veins.
What are varicose or varicose veins?
Due to their typical appearance, varicose veins can be easily recognized. Therefore, the classic image of a varicose vein shows a blue nodular tortuosity or a tangle of dilated skin veins, which are clearly visible, especially on the legs.
This causes so-called varicose veins due to the fall of the walls of the vessels, which extend the affected veins. They are more common in women than men, presumably stimulated by female sex hormones. However, men can also be affected by varicose veins.
Common symptoms of the presence of varicose veins
The typical symptoms of varicosis are beyond the characteristic appearance:
Why do varicose veins occur?
In the human circulatory system, blood is pumped by the heart through the arteries to the rest of the body. The return of blood to the heart is done through the veins and it is at this stage of the process, when " spider veins " can occur and in the most extreme cases, varicose veins.
This occurs for the following reason:
As is well known, the part of the body where this problem is most reflected is in the legs. This is motivated by the fact that the blood, during its return to the heart, must overcome the effects of gravity since its path is upward. In the veins, there are small valves that operate allowing flow in only one direction.
If for some reason there is a failure in these valves, or their efficiency decreases, the blood tends to return due to the same gravity and a back pressure is produced with the blood that has been rising; causing the walls of the veins to dilate as a result of pressure and emerge towards the surface of the skin, which causes the appearance of varicose veins.
What are the risk factors associated with varicose veins?
Many of you may wonder why some people seem to be unaffected by this condition, while others the condition is quite noticeable.
This is due to the fact that there are associated factors, which make there a propensity to have varicose veins. The most common are the following:
Complications of varicose veins
There are people in whom this condition only represents an aesthetic problem. But there are others in which complications such as the appearance of ulcerations, rupture of the vein and subsequent bleeding as a consequence and the appearance of thrombi and other conditions can occur.
How can this condition be avoided?
Doctors recommend the use of pressure stockings, and control overweight. But above all, exercise with physical activities that involve the legs. The best exercises are as follows:
All these exercises promote good circulation in the lower part of the body, which helps the blood flow more freely towards the heart; thus, reducing the pressure on the walls of the veins of the legs and being effective in treating varicose veins.
Other treatment alternatives for varicose veins
First, a complete examination is needed to determine whether it is a primary or secondary varicosis. Also, it should be clarified if the deep veins in the leg are affected or if there is another condition, for example kidney or heart disease, which can also cause water retention in the legs.
Various imaging techniques, such as ultrasound or imaging of the veins in X-ray imaging with an injected contrast agent, provide information about deeper changes in varicose veins.
Once the diagnosis is confirmed, treatment can be started. Depending on the individual characteristics and severity of the disease, this may include the following measures:
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