The heart pumps blood to the farthest parts of our body. However, as the blood returns to the heart, there is no pump at our toes to send the blood upward. The main mechanisms that will help send blood upward are; The functioning of the muscles, the pressure in the tissue and the valves inside the veins.
Therefore, we must help these mechanisms to protect against varicose veins!!!
Methods for Preventing Varicose Veins
- Avoiding standing for long periods of time
- Avoiding sitting for long periods of time
- Exercises that will especially exercise our leg muscles, such as walking and swimming
- Keeping the legs a little higher when resting
- Not wearing high-heeled shoes for long periods of time
- If possible, placing a small stool under the foot to rest the feet one by one in jobs where you work standing for long periods of time >
- In jobs where you sit for long periods of time, stand up at least once an hour and take a short tour, even within the office
- Weight control, not gaining weight
- Avoiding constipation
- Avoid staying in very hot and sun (sauna, spa, etc. are not recommended)
- Taking a cold shower (especially from bottom to top in hot weather)
- And most importantly,introducing protective varicose socks into our lives . Compression socks are very important, especially if you are in a risky group as a profession. (Security guards, cooks, waiters, teachers, stewardesses, surgeons, hairdressers, etc.) Compression socks must be used.
- Compression socks- These are elastic garments worn on the legs and improve circulation by compressing the leg. . Compression stockings can prevent the onset of vascular diseases or slow down their progression.
In order to prevent varicose veins and improve your quality of life, we must incorporate methods to prevent varicose veins into our lives.
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