The varicose veins - a disease associated with increase in deformation and the formation of the nodes of the veins near the surface of the body. Often seen in the legs.
The disease is seen in 20% of women and 10% of men all over the world. The disease in the initial stage rarely bothers the patient, but is full of great danger to the life, because any moment may be thrombophlebitis. Blood clots that form in the veins can break off and move through the bloodstream to the vital organs, and death.
The varicose veins are caused by the weakness of the wall of the valve system of the patient. This system circulates the blood through the veins in the legs to the heart, but the dysfunction of the valve there is a stagnation of the blood in the legs and increasing pressure. As a result, the veins very weak, and the form bothered me.
Varicose veins often affects people who have the genetic predisposition. In addition, the risk of developing the disease increases in people who are overweight, pregnant women who spend a lot of time standing. The main factor in the disease formation - the aging process.
Symptoms
Disease two forms (primary or secondary).
The primary form of the disease is associated with weakness or a violation of the venous wall. Factors that cause the disease, or pregnancy, obesity, congenital weakness of the connective tissue, a longer stay in an upright position on stocking, tight, elastic tape.
The symptoms of the primary form of varicose veins:
- fatigue, headache, pain, a burning sensation in the legs;
- itching of the vessels;
- swelling of the ankles or legs.
The secondary form of varicose veins caused by venous outflow disturbances and trauma, and tumors.
The symptoms of this form are the following:
- swelling of the feet, the legs after prolonged standing or sitting;
- pain in the legs or calves;
- skin changes (increased dryness, discoloration of the skin, reducing the thickness of the skin);
- night cramps in the legs;
- trophic ulcers.
Causes of varicose veins on your legs:
- inherited weakness of the vessels;
- sedentary lifestyle;
- prolonged static load;
- hormonal disorders, hormonal drugs;
- leg injury;
- pregnancy;
- weight lifting, overload;
- Smoking.
Furthermore, risk:
- athletes who have classes related to a big load meters;
- members of the profession, who spend too much time standing (barbers, teachers, waiters, etc.);
- those who work sitting, especially for people who are in the habit at this time to throw the leg over the other;
- women who wear high heels;
- the lovers of coffee and alcohol, as these foods, because of the dehydration that thickens the blood.
If at the end of the working day appear mild swelling, and the person feels difficulty in the lower limbs, this may signal the beginning of varicose veins in the legs. Anyway, warning regular cramps, pain in calves. Eye noticeable symptoms of varicose veins usually begin with the appearance of spider veins, then irreversible processes in the large veins.
Treatment
The treatment of the disease includes drugs to ease the condition or improve the tone of veins. In addition, it is recommended that the vitamins (A, b,C, E), minerals (magnesium, calcium, zinc, lecithin). The treatment of varicose veins recommended methods, such as:
- microwave resonance therapy;
- UHF (wave therapy);
- the magnetic therapy;
- laser treatment;
- acupuncture,
- electroacupuncture stimulation.
However, severe varicose veins performed sclerotherapy, or surgery. Sclerotherapy is a practice in the special shots, medications that lead to over growing of varicose veins, as well as during the surgery the removal of the dilated veins.
But according to the experts, recommend regular physical exercise easy prevention of the disease:
- avoid prolonged sun exposure, not to get involved in the hot tub, sauna, as this reduces venous tone leads to stagnation of the blood in the legs;
- lead, active lifestyle, a lot of movement and exercise;
- monitor your diet the amount of salt consumption;
- wearing tight clothes, socks or stockings, tight, elastic tapes, because this leads to compression of the veins;
- don't wear tight shoe;
- do not throw the leg over the other, not to stay long sitting or standing position;
- a contrast shower;
- foods rich in fiber to prevent constipation, which also provokes the appearance of varicose veins;
- daily self-massage of the legs;
- perform the therapeutic or remedial gymnastics.
Varicose veins in the pool
Varicose veins of the basin of the pathology, which is most of the women of childbearing age.
There are two variants of the disease: the vein a lot of the pool, as well as the varicose veins of the perineum, and vulva. This separation is conditional, since more than half the cases the varicose veins, the pelvis perineum and vulva caused by impaired outflow of blood from the veins of the pelvis or vice versa.
The starting mechanism for the development of the disease in pregnancy. Although the predisposition to this disease can be detected before pregnancy through ultrasound.
Depending on the severity of the disease, the specialist determines what treatment method to apply: the conservative, or agent. Varicose veins of the pelvis 1 or 2 degrees often apply conservative therapies (e.g. physiotherapy). And in the absence of effect of conservative treatment or the presence of grade 3 disease, surgical intervention.