Varicose veins of lower limbs are the most common venous diseases in vascular surgery, so it is especially important to pay attention to daily health care to prevent varicose veins!
First, foot bath: Soaking feet with hot water, especially washing feet with ginger or chili decoction, can expand the capillary network of human respiratory mucosa faster and speed up blood circulation, so that the white blood cells in the blood of respiratory mucosa can destroy the bacteria and viruses that attack the human body in time, so that the human body is free from infection. Often standing people, prone to “lower limb varicose veins” disease, and foot bath can speed up the leg blood circulation, so that the leg veins blood back to the right heart in time, is conducive to reducing the leg veins stasis, prevention of varicose veins in the lower limbs. In addition, before going to bed with hot water bubble feet, but also help to calm the mind to annoy, hypnotic sleep, so that sleep more deep and sweet.
Second, massage feet: after washing feet, hands rubbed hot, lightly rub the relevant parts or acupuncture points, can be full foot massage, can also be local massage, more Mo Chung Quan points (foot) or Tai Chong points (one, two toe joints after) or Tai Xi points (between the high point of the inner ankle and Achilles tendon depression). Dizziness, insomnia, anorexia, dullness, fatigue, hypertension, constipation, etc. have a preventive effect.
Third, high lift your feet: 2-3 times a day will be feet up, flat or higher than the heart, when the feet, legs blood circulation is strong, the lower extremity blood flow back to the lungs and heart speed up, get full circulation, the head can get enough and fresh blood and oxygen, while the foot acupuncture points, reflex zones is also a benign stimulation.
Fourth, rub the leg belly: the palms of both hands tightly clamped side of the calf belly, while turning rubbing, each side rubbing about 20 times, and then the same method to rub the other leg. This method can enhance the leg force.
Five, wrenching feet: take a sitting position, both legs straight, head down, body bent forward, with two hands wrenching toes and ankle joints 20-30 times each, can exercise foot force, prevent legs and feet weakness.
Six, twist the knee: two feet parallel together, bend the knee slightly downward squatting, hands on the knee, knee back and forth in a circle, first to the left, then to the right, about 20 times each. Can smelt lower limb weakness, knee pain.
Seven, shake the leg, a hand on the object or hold the wall, first forward shake the calf, so that the tip of the leg upward, and then shake backward, so that the toe force backward, foot surface taut, legs also try to straighten. When shaking the leg, the upper body is straight, the two legs exchanged dozens of times each. This method can prevent hemiplegia, atrophy and weakness of the lower limbs and leg numbness, calf cramps, etc.
Preventive care
(1), avoid prolonged standing or sitting posture, walking can use the pumping action of calf muscles to promote venous return;
(2), elevate the lower limbs can relieve edema and other symptoms;
(3), Wearing with pressure gradient can slow down the development of the disease.
Prevention of varicose veins.
Women (especially maternity), people who stand for a long time (>6 hours a day), and obese people are more prone to varicose veins. Prevention of varicose veins can be done in the following ways.
1.Lift your legs. Varicose veins are caused by the inability of the veins to send blood back to the heart, so lifting the legs can help slow the disease.
2. Elevate the end of the bed to help blood return during sleep.
3. Do not wear high heels.
4. Maintain ideal weight.
5. Be careful with birth control pills, some of which may cause this problem.
6. Wear medical varicose vein socks.
Varicose veins are important to prevent, usually work life to avoid standing and sitting for a long time, elevate the lower limbs when resting, at the same time appear varicose veins stage III or above patients to the regular hospital as soon as possible.