Under varicose veins, or varicose veins, involve a pathological process that leads to an excess filling of the venous blood of blood circulation. When tapering the venous wall with the advent of the hillocks and the formation of specific nodes, or cones for the veins.
What are the general principles for the treatment of varicose veins?
This process can affect vienna different location – in the throat, hemorrhoids, veins of the spermatic cord. But often, this pathology develops in the veins of the lower limbs.
This is due to the characteristics of the structure and functioning of the veins in this anatomical region. Exactly the lower limbs, especially the tibia, are aware of the maximum static and dynamic load.
In this case, the flow of the venous blood goes in the upward direction against the force of gravity. This is achieved through the work of the thorax, function of the pumping of the heart, the tension of the muscles of the diaphragm, of the lower limbs, but also the presence of specific smooth muscle formations – bivalve of the government of the valves. These valves prevent backflow of blood in the veins.
The veins of the lower limbs are represented in the vein of the superficial and deep network. Under the influence of different factors (overweight, endocrine disorders, "stand-up" work, pregnancy) develops failure of the government of the valves, which leads to overload of the venous blood.
The excess of blood from the deep veins is reset at the surface. Consequently, the superficial veins also are filled with blood, their walls are stretched, the length increases, causing appears to be a pathological disease with the presence of specific nodes. So it is formed by varicose veins.
The treatment of varicose vein disease is directed to:
- The strengthening of the venous wall
- Improvement of the state of the government of the valves
- Resolution of local inflammatory manifestations in the form of eczema and dermatitis
- Improvement of the flow in the venous microcirculation of the blood in the lower limbs
- Strengthen the muscles of the legs
- Warning of the complications of varicose veins, venous thrombosis, trophic ulcers and pulmonary embolism
Types of treatment
Medicines
The use of drugs in the treatment of varicose veins occupies a place in the conservative therapy varicose veins. The main goal of drug treatment is done for the drugs from the group of protectors, toning the venous wall.
Not less effective the extract of horse chestnut. Among the drugs, for the treatment of varicose veins, they play an important role vitamins. One of them, vit. P (rutin), in addition, strengthens the vascular wall.
In general, the pharmacological treatment of varicose veins should be combined, and to combine drugs for injection, for internal and external use. Among the last group are used in creams and gels with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory methods (NSAIDS). In addition to relieve the inflammation NSAIDS reduce the risk of thrombosis, which is also important in varicose veins.
Compression therapy
During compression (compression) of the veins occurs by the contraction of their level. This accelerates the flow of venous blood, eliminates the congestion in the superficial veins.
The simplest kind of compression – stretched the bandage, elastic, indigenous with a blindfold, engaged in the reason of the fingers, a stop step on the foot, leg and thigh.
The important thing is to tour the bandage are equal, and each subsequent tour overlaps at least 2/3 of the previous. Lately, the elastic bandage is gradually refuse. The fact is that there are more efficient, comfortable and aesthetic lamps in the form of specially made socks, socks, and boots.
Physiotherapy
Among the physicists of the procedures for the treatment of varicose veins this:
- darsonvalization,
- magnetic therapy,
- electrophoresis,
- fonoforesi,
- UHF,
- muscle electrostimulation.
In the course of these procedures, you will strengthen the muscles of the calf, vascular vein wall, improves the function of the government of the valves. However, these methods are contraindicated in those cases, when varicose veins are accompanied by a strong pain. It is not possible to apply them and in any cutaneous pathological processes, incl. and venous ulcers.
Physiotherapy techniques can be attributed and medicinal products (oxygen, minerals), bathroom, and living room in the center of the mud.
LFK
LFK -Therapeutic physical culture. Dosed physical exercise are accompanied by a strengthening of the muscles of the lower limbs, improve the work of the government of the valves, which, in turn, facilitates the outflow of venous.
In between exercises – lifting and flexing the knee, sandwiches with socks on the heel. Effective jogging, activities in the pool.
Therapeutic exercise is not indicated in thrombotic complications of varicose veins. Moreover, it is not desirable to jump, skiing, games and sports courses, weight lifting.
Folk remedies
Perhaps, among all the types of treatment of traditional medicine offers a rich arsenal of tools for the treatment of varicose veins.
Basically it is the herbs used in the form of infusions, decoctions, compresses. In this, as they used horsetail, celandine, hops, nettle.
In the people of prescriptions for the treatment of varicose veins required and some food products, potatoes, honey, apple cider vinegar, vegetable oil and peanut butter.
It should be noted that the funds for the treatment of varicose veins should be seen only as a complement to the generally accepted methods. However, to completely ignore this type of treatment is not necessary.
Some folk remedies such as horse chestnut, have found use in the production of modern drugs for the treatment of varicose veins.
Hirudotherapy
Another non-conventional treatment by means of leeches. What is contained in the saliva of leeches substance reduces the coagulation of the blood, and in this way prevents thrombosis in the veins. The substance also has anti-inflammatory effects.
In addition, during the collection of the blood leech decreases hyperemia and venous. It should be noted that for hirudotherapy are only used disposable medical leeches, do not represent a threat in terms of infectious complications.
Flebectomia
A classic way for the surgical treatment of varicose veins of the legs, which is to remove extended fields of the surface of the subcutaneous veins.
Even though the invasiveness of this operation is low, she resorted only in extreme cases execution of varicose veins, when these conservative methods are ineffective.
Sclerotherapy
A relatively new method of treatment of varicose veins of the lower limbs. The essence of it is that in one of the varicose veins extended vienna is injected with a special substance.
Under the action of this substance in the walls of varicose veins are glued, and the light decreases.
Later on the site of vienna is formed painless, ba. To achieve the result you need just a couple of introductions substance sclerosant.
This method of treatment requires experience and skill of the doctor, who realises it. Similar sclerotherapy effect is obtained by laser coagulation. In this case, the bonding of the veins takes place under the action of a laser beam.
In the treatment of varicose vein disease is practically never used, only any one of the above methods. For example, physiotherapy exercises should be combined with therapy treatment and reduced procedures.
And after sclerotherapy necessarily have to be used in compression tools. In any case, the methods of treatment of varicose veins and their sequence must identify the doctor – the narrow expert, and deals with the treatment of venous disease.