Exercises at varicosity: gymnastics for treatment and prevention

Every tenth man and the third woman have varicosity — lengthening and expansion of the venous vessels bearing blood to heart. The unpleasant esthetic side of a disease — a blue grid of vessels — iceberg top. Fast fatigue when walking, possible developing of blood clots — several obvious complications. Gymnastic occupations — an effective way to improve a condition of vessels, to strengthen them.

Reasons of appearance of varicosity

The varicosity is connected with thinning of walls of vessels, nodular formations. There are many reasons leading to development of a disease:

• the physical activities connected with a raising of cargoes, long work in one situation (standing or sitting);
• sharp addition of body weight (at failure of work of an endocrine system);
• stressful state (loss of a tone of the nervous terminations as a result of a strong nervous shock, systematic abuse of alcohol, smoking);
• hereditary predisposition;
• the excessive sports exercises interfaced to load of the lower extremities;
• wrong clothes (too close) and footwear (constant carrying high heels, excessively tight shoes).

Gymnastics at varicosity

The coordinated gymnastics complex at expansion of venous vessels reduces progress of a disease. Occupations need to be discussed with the leading expert, excepting negative result. For pregnant women the additional consultation of the gynecologist is necessary.

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Pluses

Refer to positive impact of physiotherapy exercises:

• blood circulation normalization. Physical trainings are followed by frequent reduction of the muscle fibers stimulating operation of the valves providing a blood-groove from below up;
• acceleration of a limfoottok. Stagnation of lymphatic liquid is followed by hypostases of the lower extremities, heavy feeling in legs. The gymnastics removes symptoms, improves liquid outflow;
• increase in a tone of vessels. Stimulating work of vessels as medical exercises, increase intensity of blood circulation, there is a saturation by oxygen of blue blood, processes of exchange in an organism become more active;
• improvement of the general state. Regular trainings raise a tone of all organism, remove fatigue, increase immunity.

Minuses

In addition to the main treatment remedial gymnastics — an irreplaceable component. However there are some inconveniences:

• constant control of the physician is necessary;
• strict observance of rules of performance of exercises;
• restrictions of intensity of habitual trainings.

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Indications and contraindications

The physiotherapy exercises at a varicosity are shown in a case:

• genetic favor to a disease for prevention;
• initial stage of a disease;
• lack of medical contraindications.

There is a number of restrictions at which it is impossible to be engaged in physiotherapy exercises:

• the third and fourth stage of a disease, the skin complicated by changes (dark stains, sores — are possible ruptures of a vessel);
• the diseases excluding intensive physical activities (hypertension of high degree, the postponed heart attacks, a stroke).

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Rules of performance of exercises

That the physical education brought the maximum benefit at varicosity, it is necessary to follow the rules:

• to give classes under control of the expert, having got advice how to train;
• to begin each occupation with warm-up: to execute semi-squat, to record situation for two-three minutes;
• to increase loading gradually, since quiet exercises;
• it is constant to watch pulse rate. At increase in indicators to take a five-minute break;
• to increase loading gradually, at each next occupation by 4–5 repetitions;
• duration of remedial gymnastics — is no more than a quarter of hour;
• after a gymnastic complex to lay down, having arranged legs lines of the top are higher. The easy stroking movements to massage extremities;
• to take a contrast shower with hot and cold water;
• foot walk outdoors — excellent addition to the main gymnastics. Simple exercises in breaks during the sedentary work will enhance positive effect of a medical complex.

Sets of exercises at varicosity

Physicians recommend medical exercises at a varicosity. The gymnastics raises the general tone of vascular muscles, improves a condition of vessels. The power exercises bearing high load of vessels are forbidden.

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General gymnastics

Regular trainings help to prevent formation of a venous grid, reduce progressing of a disease, help to lose weight:

1. To lay down on a gymnastic rug. To be extended, hands are along a trunk. The extended leg to lift, bend, tighten to a breast, to straighten up, to record. To lower. To repeat with the second leg.
2. From a prone position gradually to bend extremities in knees, without disconnecting, to tighten, record situation, to straighten legs, to lower.
3. To raise legs perpendicularly. In the lifted situation to make rotation around feet. Then to bend and unbend fingers on both legs on an extent of fifteen seconds. To lower.
4. To sit down on a chair, a back direct. A heel together, without raising, turns by feet to the left and to the right — twenty turns in each party.
5. To lay down on a floor facedown, hands lengthways, are pressed to a body. On the greatest possible height to raise legs. In the top point to detain for five seconds, to lower. Repetition — ten times.
6. To rise directly, to part in the parties straight arms for maintenance of balance. To execute swallow: direct leg as much as possible back and up. To hold balance by means of outstretched arms on an extent of ten seconds. To take an initial position. To repeat for the second leg.
7. We roll a ball: we transfer foot from a heel on a sock the smooth movement, repeating twenty times.
8. Walking: to alternate heels (10–15 meters) and socks (same distance).

For the lower extremities

Simple exercises for legs will take off fatigue, puffiness, will not take a lot of time after the difficult working day:

1. Lying on a back, to place legs on a pillow, the roller (it is possible just to lift, having grabbed about a wall, to arrange feet on a bed back). Main condition: higher than the line of a body. To have a rest five minutes, having relaxed.
2. To lay down on a rug on a floor. To bend knees, to record feet on a floor. To turn knees to the left and to the right, without separating them.
3. To remain in the previous position, without bending legs. To take aside the right extremities, to return an initial position. To repeat at the left.
4. Moves up serially left and right leg. On everyone — on ten times from a standing position.
5. Lying on a back: driving by the bicycle.
6. Sitting on a floor, to rest hands behind the back. To bend one leg in a knee, the second to execute eight rises. To repeat with other leg.
7. The finishing exercise: five-eight semi-squats.

For bodies of a basin

Sports exercises at varicosity of a small pelvis carry out a preventive task, are directed to blood circulation stimulation.

1. Walking on the place or on room perimeter — several minutes.
2. Walking with high lifting of hips for one-two minutes.
3. To rise exactly, legs together. To squat, on a breath to extend hands directly forward, to close knees. On an exhalation to lower hands, to accept an initial position.
4. To lay down on a rug, having bent extremities in knees. To part knees, to inhale deeply, on an exhalation — to close knees. To repeat six-eight times.
5. Lying, to straighten legs. Without raising buttocks, to lift up, to part in the parties. To connect, lower on a floor. To repeat up to 10 times.
6. The initial arrangement — to lay down on a floor. Without hands to sit down directly, the breath. To fall to initial situation, to exhale.
7. Lying on a stomach, to carry out moves legs: five repetitions for each extremity.
8. To rise, to walk quietly about the room for several minutes.

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For the upper extremities

Vessels of the upper extremities similarly are exposed to a varicosity owing to increased loads, heredity, loss of elasticity. Allocating a quarter of hour every day, it is possible to reduce risks of progressing of a disease by means of physiotherapy exercises:

1. To lay down on a floor. To raise all four extremities directly up, to record for ten seconds, to stir up brushes and feet, to lower.
2. Standing directly, to close hands on a nape. To turn the case to the left and to the right on twenty times in each party.
3. From the previous situation on outstretched arms to unclench as much as possible fingers, to clench fists. Twenty repetitions. To stir up brushes, to repeat exercise. Perhaps to four approaches.

The gymnastics for hands is directed to strengthening of muscles of vessels, activization of their reductions stimulating blood circulation.

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Treatment by techniques

The refusal of timely visit of the vascular expert leads to the consequences expressed not only esthetically. Violation of work of venous muscles and valves will lead to violation of a blood-groove, stretching of vessels, formation of ulcers. Erudite physicians developed a number of the techniques allowing to reduce risk of development of a disease, to exclude side effects.

Mikulina

The academician Alexander Aleksandrovich Mikulin created a technique of vibrogymnastics which brings good results at an initial stage of a varicosity. Action of exercises is directed to work on improvement of a blood-groove, they stimulate not only venous network, but also capillary, helping work of heart.

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There are several exercises:

1. Starting position: to rise directly, having straightened legs at shoulder length. To rise above the line of a floor by centimeter (surely!). To throw a body down, to fall by all area of foot. To repeat thirty times. The movement is rather sharp, main is to exclude a morbidity syndrome. Such shake-up is inherent in the person at run, walking. Vibrations repeat three times for day, within a minute: rise — second, descent — second. A break between vibrations — at least forty seconds.
2. Having woken up, it is useful to make shake-up to an organism: having deeply inhaled a nose, to strong put lips, to strongly push out air through them, creating vibration of a diaphragm. Fluctuations will be transferred to all life support systems, will give to cheerfulness for all day.

Video: technician of performance of exercises at varicosity by a technique of vibrogymnastics Mikulin

Bubnovsky

Sergey Bubnovsky is an adherent of a healthy lifestyle. The technique developed by the doctor is directed to improvement of the vascular system, takes not enough time, is carried out in house conditions:

1. Sitting on a chair, not concerning a back: to squeeze knees, to rest feet against a floor. The rolling movements to cross from a heel on a sock and back. Repetitions — twenty times on each leg;
2. Previous starting position. To rest palms about edge of a chair, having moved all body weight. To rise on toes (breath), to fall on the Piglet (exhalation). Twenty repetitions.
3. To rise to a wall, having nestled shovels on a surface. With effort to rise on toes, to be recorded, fall by full foot. 20 repetitions.
4. To sit down on a chair. To straighten serially legs before itself. It is possible to increase loading, at the same time rotating foot. On each leg of 20 repetitions.
5. The weakening exercise: to lay down on a back, to raise legs on a wall under the maximum corner. Situation improves blood circulation.

Video: technician of performance of exercises at varicosity by a technique Bubnovsky

Additional methods of treatment

Lack of the movement — one of the main reasons for violation of blood circulation. Fast food, abuse of strong drinks will aggravate possible emergence of a cyanotic grid standing — external symptom of varicosity. An integrated approach to treatment and prevention of a disease will help to accelerate process of recovery and will prevent emergence of undesirable satellites of a disease.

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Sport

Sports exercises help to restore a muscular tone, to strengthen the general state. What sport to do — a question individual. Obligatory consultation at the phlebologist will help to deal with a permissible load, duration of occupations. The greatest effect will be brought by water sports: swimming, water aerobics. Visit of the pool involves all groups of muscles, promotes weight reduction, has the weakening effect on nervous system. Perfectly increase in a tone of muscles of the yogi is promoted, by Pilates, fitness classes. Visiting gym, it is better to be limited to the exercise bike.

Run is shown partly. Small jogs in the fresh air are possible. The big benefit will be brought by walking by a fast pace. Important condition: not to allow strong fatigue.

The occupations weightlifting connected with a raising of weights, high load of the lower extremities are strictly forbidden. Long squats, run on long ranges are contraindicated.

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Massage

The progressing varicosity is a contraindication of the massage procedure. As prophylactic, at initial stages of a disease professional sessions are admissible. In house conditions to execute massage it is possible after council with the specialist phlebologist who will show the correct equipment. It is independently possible to massage feet, previously having accepted the weakening foot bath. Movements have to be quiet, smooth, avoiding sharp pinches, cottons.

The massage procedure of all extremity demands attentive approach. The direction of movements — from below up. The quiet touches stroking, pounding a surface. It is necessary to avoid the painful sites acting hillocks of veins.

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Diet

At a varicosity the products helping to dilute blood have to make the main diet:

• apples;
• salads;
• white cabbage.

Vitamin C promotes strengthening of walls of vessels. It is necessary to include in a daily diet:

• lemons;
• black and red currant;
• oranges;
• kiwi.

Mussels, shrimps promote maintaining elasticity of venous walls, improve work of intestines, help the correct digestion.

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Fish, chicken meat, veal steam. Buckwheat cereal, porridge contain antioxidants. Fresh juice, water — important a diet component at varicosity. It is necessary to drink liquids not less than two and a half liters a day. From the menu it is necessary to remove high-calorific products and dishes which will saturate an organism with the cholesterol doing blood by knitting. Heavy food is completely removed from the menu:

• fat pork;
• fried cutlets;
• hot dishes;
• white loaf;
• pastries;
• candies, sweets.

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Preventive exercises

It is easier to prevent a disease, than to treat. The statement belongs to varicose changes of veins. The preventive gymnastics does not take a lot of time, improves a blood-groove, will reduce the probability of stagnation of liquid in an organism. Before exercises it is necessary to do warm-up: to sit down on hunkers six-eight times, without allowing overfatigue. The extension will help to warm muscles, to prepare for the main gymnastics. Charging is carried out in the morning and in the evening. Includes the exercises strengthening blood circulation:

1. To become exactly, a foot together. To rise on toes, to fall by heels — thirty times. To put socks in the parties. To repeat rises. To part heels. To execute exercise, raising a trunk thirty times, falling by a full foot.
2. To pass on room perimeter, alternating a walking step and walking to a high raising of a hip.
3. To lay down on a floor. To bend the raised legs in knees. Bicycle.
4. Previous position. To raise legs. To execute rotation by feet to the left, then to the right.
5. Lying on a back, to bend extremities in knees, to lift exactly up (birch). To bend legs in knees, to lower.
6. Lying on the right side, to bend the left leg, right to execute moves up. To repeat on the left side.
7. To rise. To walk about the room, highly raising hips. To alternate to walking by a walking step.

Video: technology of performance of preventive exercises at varicosity