🪫Varicose veins, known as varicoses or varicosities, occurs when our veins become enlarged, dilated, and overfilled with blood.Here we are checking various causes,risk factors and management of varicose vein
🪫Varicose veins typically appear swollen and raised, and have a bluish-purple or red color.
🪫They are often painful, may become ulcerated if untreated
Varicose vein causes,risk factors and management
💢Causes of varicose veins💢
| no | causes of varicose vein |
|---|---|
| 1 | when veins aren’t functioning properly.. |
| 2 | Veins have one-way valves that prevent blood from flowing backward. |
| 3 | When these valves fail, blood begins to collect in the veins rather than continuing towards the heart. |
| 4 | The veins then enlarge. |
| 5 | Varicose veins often affect the legs. |
| no | Risk factors |
|---|---|
| 1 | Family or genetic history |
| 2 | Gender (predominantly affects females) |
| 3 | Standing or sitting for a prolonged period |
| 4 | Pregnancy |
| 5 | Age (increases with age) |
| 6 | Obesity |
Signs and symptoms of varicose vein
| no | signs and symptoms |
|---|---|
| 1 | pain all over in affected limb,uncomfort feeling |
| 2 | swollen blood vessels |
| 3 | burning and throbbing feeling on affected part |
| 4 | muscle pain especially in night |
| 5 | If it become bulged,may become reddish or ulcerated |
| 💢Preventive measures of varicose vien💢 |
|---|
| 🪫Elevating the legs above the heart level |
| 🪫Having a high fiber and a low salt diet |
| 🪫Maintaining the body weight |
| 🪫Exercising |
| 🪫Changing sitting or standing positions regularly |
| 🪫Avoiding high heels |
💢Physiotherapy treatments for varicose veins💢
🪫The control weight, care of the limbs and optimum exercises to keep the calf muscles and ankle joint supple are among the strategies. Structured exercises program and compression stockings are used as treatments.
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