1) Heredity The valve weakness that leads to varicose veins is sometimes hereditary with venous conditions.
This impacts mainly in women due to female hormones ensuring that that most women have extremely loose connective tissue that provides poorer protection against over distension of the veins.
Men are also prone to hereditary factors leading to venous conditions.
2) Age The older we get, the more the walls of the veins become less elastic and more prone to venous disorders.
3) Lack of Exercise Standing still or sitting down for long periods of time deactivates the muscular pumps resulting in a stagnation of blood in the legs and increasingly swollen veins.
Long journeys by car, train and plane can be a severe strain on veins.
Flexing your ankles periodically will pump the blood out of your legs (simulating walking).
During periods of prolonged sitting or standing, flex your ankles 10 times and repeat this every 10 minutes.
4) High Heeled or plateau shoes These restrict blood flow leading to venous conditions through prolonged wear over time.
5) Tightly fitting clothing Again, tight fitting clothes can restrict blood flow.
6) Alcohol consumption during flight The low pressure, low oxygen environment within an airliner cabin affects the coagulation system relating in thrombosis.
Alcohol, Tea and Coffee act as diuretics, increasing the body's dehydration.
See point 10.
7) Obesity Obesity is a risk factor for varicose veins and the vascular system in the legs due to increased pressure of excess fat.
Inherited weakness of the valves in the veins and female hormonal problems (and pregnancy) are other risk factors.
8) Hot baths and excessive exposure to the sun Avoid excessive heat on your legs, such as hot tubs and hot baths.
Heat will tend to increase vein distention and lead to more pooling of blood.
Always ensure that you flex your ankles on a regular basis to ensure blood movement.
9) Over indulgence in saunas and solariums Similar result to point 8.
If you do enjoy saunas, ensure that you flex you ankles regularly to minimise blood pooling.
10) Dehydration Dehydration causes blood vessels to narrow and blood to thicken, increasing the risk for DVT.
Reducing alcohol and coffee consumption, which both contribute to dehydration, is also recommended.
This impacts mainly in women due to female hormones ensuring that that most women have extremely loose connective tissue that provides poorer protection against over distension of the veins.
Men are also prone to hereditary factors leading to venous conditions.
2) Age The older we get, the more the walls of the veins become less elastic and more prone to venous disorders.
3) Lack of Exercise Standing still or sitting down for long periods of time deactivates the muscular pumps resulting in a stagnation of blood in the legs and increasingly swollen veins.
Long journeys by car, train and plane can be a severe strain on veins.
Flexing your ankles periodically will pump the blood out of your legs (simulating walking).
During periods of prolonged sitting or standing, flex your ankles 10 times and repeat this every 10 minutes.
4) High Heeled or plateau shoes These restrict blood flow leading to venous conditions through prolonged wear over time.
5) Tightly fitting clothing Again, tight fitting clothes can restrict blood flow.
6) Alcohol consumption during flight The low pressure, low oxygen environment within an airliner cabin affects the coagulation system relating in thrombosis.
Alcohol, Tea and Coffee act as diuretics, increasing the body's dehydration.
See point 10.
7) Obesity Obesity is a risk factor for varicose veins and the vascular system in the legs due to increased pressure of excess fat.
Inherited weakness of the valves in the veins and female hormonal problems (and pregnancy) are other risk factors.
8) Hot baths and excessive exposure to the sun Avoid excessive heat on your legs, such as hot tubs and hot baths.
Heat will tend to increase vein distention and lead to more pooling of blood.
Always ensure that you flex your ankles on a regular basis to ensure blood movement.
9) Over indulgence in saunas and solariums Similar result to point 8.
If you do enjoy saunas, ensure that you flex you ankles regularly to minimise blood pooling.
10) Dehydration Dehydration causes blood vessels to narrow and blood to thicken, increasing the risk for DVT.
Reducing alcohol and coffee consumption, which both contribute to dehydration, is also recommended.
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