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EXERCISE:
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Flex the ankles while standing
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Walk
for 1-2 minutes every 30 minutes
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30 minutes of daily exercise (walking, running,
aerobics, swimming, biking)
ELEVATE
YOUR LEGS:
That helps
reduce pain and swelling.
It would help to place blocks under the legs at the foot of the
bed during sleep. This position however is contraindicated in
some conditions such as congestive heart failure, acid reflux
disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and sleep
apnea
AVOID HIGH
HEELS
Wearing high heels
interferes with the normal
pumping action by the leg
muscles that occurs when you walk, therefore interfering with
venous return
MAINTAIN A
PROPER WEIGHT
Weight loss may
reduce pain caused by
varicose veins and diminish
the rate of developing
spider veins
WEAR
COMPRESSION STOCKINGS
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Reduce symptoms and
slow
disease progression
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Used
after treatment to improve
outcome and reduce complications
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The legs should
be elevated while applying
the stockings
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Stockings come in
4 classes
based on the pressure they generate at the ankle. You will be
prescribed the appropriate
pressure and
height
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Life long compression is
usually required for all patients with
venous ulcers
Poorly
fitting stockings
may produce a “tourniquet effect”; thus, your legs
should be measured properly, early in the day when the legs are least
swollen
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