Can minor varicose veins be cured?

If varicose veins are not particularly serious, you must seize this stage to treat them in time when they are mild to avoid worsening of the symptoms. At this time, you should emphasize nourishment. In fact, certain methods can be used to relieve the symptoms. The earlier the treatment, the better the effect. For example, you can massage your legs frequently to promote blood circulation and avoid the formation of blood clots. In addition, you should do squatting exercises, which are good for the joints and can effectively prevent varicose veins. You should strengthen your diet at ordinary times, which also has a good health care effect.

How to treat mild varicose veins?

1. Massage your legs regularly, place your hands on both sides of your calves, and rub the calf muscles from the ankle to the knee joint to help venous blood return.

2. Simple squat exercises can not only exercise muscles, but are also good for joints. It can not only effectively prevent symptoms such as varicose veins and calf cramps, but also promote blood circulation and enhance physical fitness. Although squatting seems simple, there are certain requirements to doing it, otherwise it will backfire.

3. When lying down to rest, raise your legs above the level of your heart and keep your knees bent for about 15 minutes. To promote blood circulation in the legs and relieve symptoms of varicose veins in the lower limbs.

4. You can do special vein exercises before going to bed. Lift your lower limbs, keep your feet parallel to your body, and then let your legs and feet shake gently. It is best to sleep on your left side, because lying on your left side can avoid compressing the inferior vena cava in the abdomen and reduce the pressure on the leg veins. It is recommended to use a pillow to lean on and raise the varicose lower limbs at an angle of 30-40 degrees.

5. For those who carry heavy loads or stand for long periods of time, you can wrap your legs with elastic bandages. When wrapping your legs, first raise your legs and feet, and then tie your calves with elastic bandages to prevent congestion and dilation of the veins in the lower limbs. When tying, tie from the ankle upwards and try to tie it a little tighter. If conditions permit, you can wear special health care elastic stockings for varicose veins.

6. Brisk walking 4 times a day, each time for 15 minutes, can effectively relieve symptoms. Because when you walk fast, the gastrocnemius muscles move more vigorously and are constantly active, and the veins act like water pumps to supply the blood accumulated in the varicose veins to the heart. At the same time, due to the acceleration of local microcirculation, the metabolism of varicose veins is also accelerated, and the veins can return to normal faster.

7. When standing for a long time, do not always use both legs to support the whole body weight. You can focus on one leg and let the two legs rest alternately. Stand on tiptoe frequently and move the heels up and down, or do squat exercises frequently. The above actions can cause strong contraction of the calf muscles and reduce venous blood accumulation.

What are varicose veins?

Varicose veins are the most common disease of the venous system. The main cause is that the blood vessels are congenitally weak or the same posture is maintained for a long time with little change. Blood accumulates in the lower limbs, which damages the venous valves over time and causes high venous pressure, which is a symptom of blood vessels protruding from the skin. Varicose veins often occur in the lower limbs. The only symptom is that the surface blood vessels are varicose like earthworms, and the skin is obviously varicose and presents clumps or nodules.