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8 Things You Can Do to Prevent Varicose and Spider Veins



If you have veins which are twisted in the lower legs then those are called as varicose vein. Carl Arnold Ruge has defined “any elongated, tortuous and dilated vein irrespective of the size" as Varicose Vein. It generally refers to the veins present in the legs. The leaflet valves help in preventing blood from flowing backwards in the veins. The muscles of the Leg pump the blood to the heart back. So when the veins are enlarged the leaflets do not meet properly any more. This makes the valves not to work.

Spider veins are not like varicose veins but they are smaller and have a blue or red appearance. They are very close to the skin surface. They appear like a spider web. Spider veins are also found in the face in addition to the legs. These are generally caused by the blood that backs up. Spider veins occur more in Women than men. This is because the superficial veins in women are more close to the surface of the skin. The best thing to treat spider veins is to try to prevent them.

The best ways to prevent Varicose Veins and Spider are Maintaining correct body weight, Standing up Straight , Legs to be kept uncrossed while sitting, Avoiding to Stand at a single place for a long time, Exercise, Avoiding High heels, Stretching the legs while sitting, Raising Legs up.

So let's see what you can do to prevent varicose and spider veins:

1-Maintaining body weight: The body if too heavy makes the circulatory system work much more than at the normal weight. This increases the pressure on the veins of the legs. Hence we need to make sure that the correct body weight is maintained.

2-Standing up Straight: Standing up Straight: While standing we need to make sure that a good position and posture is maintained.

3-Legs Uncrossed: When we are sitting we need to make sure that we keep the legs are not crossed. This helps in making sure the flow of blood is not slowed down.

4-Avoiding standing at a single place for a long time: Standing at place for a long time makes the blood flow more slowly. A Hose like Compression Host would help in such times.

5-Exercise: Regularly exercising improves the circulation of blood without adding pressure on the veins. The exercises should be mild like walking, rowing, swimming and cycling.

6-Avoiding High Heels: Wearing high heels causes undue pressure on the legs and can cause the blood flow to get constricted while flowing back to the heart.

7-Stretching the legs while sitting: When we sit for long periods we need to stretch the legs or rotate the ankles and toes to be flexed.

8-Raising Legs up: When we are lying down we need to make sure the legs are raised up around 6 to 12 inches above the heart. This helps in making sure that blood in the legs flows easily.

To Your Health!
About Author James S. Pendergraft :

http://www.womenscenter.com/ Dr. James S. Pendergraft opened the Orlando Women's Center in March 1996 to provide a full range of health care for women. http://www.womenscenter.com/


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Article Added on Tuesday, February 17, 2009
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