Gymnastics for venous insufficiency

Venous insufficiency of the lower limbs can take various forms, such as varicose veins, spider veins and flevektasies while more advanced manifested by edema (swollen feet), ulcers or venous stasis dermatitis. Venous insufficiency is a disease that continues to worsen and occurs with increasing frequency in recent years. The regression and stagnation of blood within the peripheral veins except edema, and causes a series of asthma symptoms such as fatigue and heaviness, burning and pain with particular deterioration summer.

An important mechanism of our body that helps venous circulation of the lower limbs is muscle "pump" which is essentially confined mainly gastrocnemius (calf). Their contraction during walking or exercise, substantially helps the veins to send the blood upwards thereby enhancing the physiological functioning.

Exercises and tips for venous insufficiency

 Avoid prolonged standing and sitting position and use special elastic stockings.

 If you have a desk job to avoid cross your legs, get up regularly for walking and use a footrest.

 Under the desk:

1. • regularly run rotary movements of the limbs and feet and frequent bending and extent
2. • slowly stretch your knees and keep it stretched for at least 5 seconds
3. • the heels glued to the floor anevokatevaste the toes tapping rhythmically floor
4. • the toes glued to the floor anevokatevaste the heels lygizontas knees slightly

 In forced upright anevokatevaste slowly throughout your body one on the toes and heels on one foot (staying for a few seconds on each move and with many repetitions during standing). After some time, you can repeat the same exercise by relying only on one leg.

 Rest your feet in high anarropi place 3-4 times a day for 15-30 minutes and throughout the night (above 1-2 pillows).

 During the day do regular cold baths (with shower phone from the bottom up as a Jacuzzi) and certainly in the evening before bedtime.

 Any physical activity such as daily walking, light jogging, cycling and especially swimming in hours without sunlight and ample moisture helps the venous circulation.

 Physical exercise helps maintain ideal body weight and the necessary weight loss for overweight people with venous insufficiency.

 In large venous insufficiency excessive or intense athletic activity but can aggravate the problem.

 In the gym exercises greatly increase intra-abdominal pressure can worsen venous insufficiency. The rule for these exercises is to become your feet up rather severely. Exercises that are recommended are:

1. • abdominal feet up
2. • exercises "bench" with a few weights, walk in horizontal position or anarropi
3. • aerobic gymnastics "scissors" or "circles" with foot
4. • horizontal bike
5. • leg exercises you train the gastrocnemius

Individuals with a large venous insufficiency should consult a vascular surgeon and trainer to create personalized exercise program, should they wish to exercise in the gym.