Varicose veins - a disease associated with an increase, deform, and even the formation of nodes in the veins located near the surface of the body. Occurs most often in the legs.
The disease is celebrated on the 20% of women and 10% of men all over the world. This disease in the early stages rarely concerned for the sick, but hides in itself a huge danger for the life, because in any moment can occur thrombophlebitis. Clots that form in the veins, the veins can break off and move with the flow of blood to vital organs and cause death of a person.
Varicose veins are caused by a weakness of the walls and valves of a system that is sick. Under this system ensures the circulation of the blood in the veins from the legs to the heart, but in the case of a violation of the functioning of the valves placed in the stagnation of blood in the legs and increasing pressure. In the end, the veins become large, weak, and their form is broken.
Often suffer from varicose veins people who have a genetic predisposition. In addition, the risk of developing this disease increases in overweight people, pregnant women, as well as people who spend a lot of time on my feet. The main factor that contributes to the development of the disease - the aging process of the body.
The symptoms
The disease has two forms (primary and secondary).
The primary form of the disease is associated with weakness, or violation of the venous wall. The factors that cause this disease are pregnancy, obesity, congenital weakness of the connective tissue, the long stay in the standing position, and also wear the socks with tight elastic bands.
The symptoms of primary forms of varicose veins:
- fatigue, heaviness, pain and burning sensation in legs;
- itching in the area of the blood vessels;
- swelling of the ankles or feet.
The secondary form of varicose veins occurs because of the violation of the venous outflow, and also in the case of trauma, and tumors.
The symptoms of the disease in this form are:
- swelling of the legs and calves after a long standing or sitting;
- pain in the legs and calves;
- skin changes (increased dryness, skin color change, the reduction of the thickness of the skin);
- night cramps in the legs;
- sores.
The causes of varicose veins of the legs are:
- hereditary weakness of the blood vessels;
- sedentary life-style;
- long static loads;
- hormonal disorders and hormonal drugs;
- injuries of the foot;
- pregnancy;
- lifting weights, overload;
- structure.
Also, at risk are:
- athletes, whose studies are linked with a big load on the foot;
- the representatives of the professions, keyboards a lot of time standing (barbers, teacher, waiters, and others);
- those who work while sitting, and especially people who have the habit in this moment to throw the legs;
- women who wear high heels;
- lovers of coffee and alcohol, because the data in the products cause a dehydration of the body, and then thicken the blood.
If, at the end of a work day appear mild swelling, and the man feels the heaviness of the lower limbs, may signal the beginning of varicose veins on the legs. In addition, they must be warned of periodic cramping and pain in the calves. And eye visible manifestations of varicose veins usually begin with the onset of varicose veins, after that occur to irreversible processes in large strands.
Treatment
The therapy of the disease involves the use of medications that facilitate the state or improve the tone of veins. Also recommended to take vitamins (a, b,c, E) and minerals (magnesium, calcium, zinc, lecithin). Also for the treatment of varicose veins recommend the use of such methods as:
- microwave magnetic resonance therapy;
- EHF (therapy of the waves);
- magnetic therapy;
- laser therapy;
- acupuncture,
- electro-puncture stimulation.
However, when expressed varicose veins pass sclerotherapy or surgery. Sclerotherapy is an exercise of special injection of drugs, which leads to overgrowing the dilated veins, and the surgery involves the removal extended to vienna.
But all experts recommend that you exercise regularly simple prevention of the disease:
- avoid prolonged exposure to the sun, not to get involved hot tubs and sauna, as this decreases the tone of the veins and leads to a stagnation of blood in the legs;
- lead an active lifestyle, a lot of move around and do sports;
- watch your diet and limit the amount of salt consumed;
- do not wear the appropriate clothing, socks or panty hose with tight elastic bands, because this leads to compression of the veins;
- do not wear tight shoes and high heels;
- not to throw the legs do not stay long in sitting or standing;
- take a shower contrast;
- eat fiber-rich foods to avoid constipation which also lead to the onset of varicose veins;
- to make the analysis self-massage of the feet;
- spend the welfare and treatment of gymnastics.
Varicose veins the pelvis
Varicose veins the pelvic is a disease that occurs mainly in women of childbearing age.
Distinguish two variants of the disease: the plethora venous pelvic and the extension of the veins of perineum and vulva. This division is conditional, because more than half of the cases of varicose veins the pelvis the perineum and vulva due to the violation of the outflow of blood from the veins of the pelvis, and vice versa.
A mechanism for the development of the disease is considered to be pregnancy. Even if the predisposition to the development of this disease, it is possible to identify and before the pregnancy with the ULTRASOUND.
Depending on the severity of the disease, the specialist determines what treatment method to apply: conservative or operative. Varicose veins are a basin 1 or 2 can often apply conservative techniques of therapy (e.g. curative, physical education). And in the absence of effect of conservative treatment or in the presence of 3 degrees of the disease indicated for surgery.