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Varicose veins are enlarged veins that hinder the return of blood from the legs to the heart. Underlying causes of its development are unknown, but not its consequences, in some cases varicose veins can be disabling and interfere with the working capacity of the people who suffer.

Anything that increases blood pressure in the legs, such as standing for many hours, increases the pain. Therefore, any activity that decreases blood pressure and counteract gravity, helps relieve varicose pain, so follow these tips:

Keep your legs up:

Varicose veins are weakened, without the strength they had before to return blood to the heart. Then you must help them, elevating them above the level of your hips and leaning over a couch or cushions.

Change your position:

The more times a day do this exercise, the better. Get a Support stockings, lie on your back, lift your legs and rest it on the wall. Hold this position for two minutes to allow blood to flow to the heart varices.

Immerse:

Apply a hot compress on the affected area, without pushing to the maximum temperature that can stand for two minutes. Then apply cold water for another half minute. Alternate for ten minutes, ending with the cold compress.

Adjusting your mattress:

Place a telephone directory under your mattress at the level of the feet, to keep the legs while sleeping. But if you have heart problems or breathing difficulties at night, talk to your doctor before adjusting your mattress.

Massage date:

Put your feet higher than the rest of the body and in this position yourself a gentle massage and some light tapping from the ankle and into the trunk. Strong Do not give massages because you can do more damage veins.

Do Yoga:

This discipline helps to relieve the discomfort of varicose veins. Try this simple exercise: Lie on your back, raise your feet to the seat of a chair, and breathe slowly through your nose. This helps gravity to remove the accumulated blood in the legs.

But besides these tips home, there are alternative treatments that can minimize varicose veins if the constant practice, and which reduce the pain they cause. These are:

Proffesional Massage:

A professional massage helps improve circulation and eliminate toxins, and may even eliminate them.

Aroma Therapy:

Various essential oils such as rosemary helps stimulate the circulation. A few drops of rosemary oil mixed with massage oil and applied with a light massage helps prevent and improve varicose veins.

Homeopathy and Herbology:

Both therapies help in a natural way to eliminate varicose veins. Herbs such as ginkgo biloba are used in natural treatments.

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