Leg Elevation
How Does Leg Elevation Help Venous Health?
It may sound too simple to be true, but one of the most helpful treatments to relieve pressure, discomfort, and swelling is also one of the simplest—elevating your legs. Elevating your legs to the level of your heart allows the pooled blood in the legs to drain back to the heart. Ideally, you should elevate your legs several times throughout the day for at least 30 minutes each time.
You should also keep them elevated at night by using pillows or cushions stacked to a height of at least six inches. A regular elevation regimen will increase your comfort and discourage edema, especially when used in conjunction with compression stockings.
Schedule a Consultation
Related News
Your Healthy Vein Checklist
Vein problems can lead to unpleasant symptoms ranging from cosmetic issues to severe pain to spontaneous bleeding. Many people are at risk due to genetics, behavioral habits or nutritional choices. ...
Read more
Q & A: Causes of Color (or Pigment) Skin Changes
The internet is full of information and is the number one place many of us to go find information about our health. But so much of what can be found is not medically sound. We want to be an ...
Read more
Q&A: Is Swelling Related to Vein Health?
Leg swelling can increase your discomfort and even become painful. While most of us have experienced the occasional swollen ankles after a plane flight, for some of us the problem persists more ...
Read more
Treatment for Prominent Hand Veins
Even with the most youthful of faces, our hands are typically a sure giveaway of our actual age. Thankfully, prominent hand veins are typically caused by soft-tissue volume loss. Unsightly hand veins ...
Read moreSubscribe to our mailing list today for the latest news and info on vein health from the Doctors.
Comments are closed.
