What to do if you have varicose veins behind your knees

Simply put, varicose veins are caused by blood stasis leading to dilation. They mostly occur in the lower limbs, concentrated in the elderly, and are caused by long periods of standing. Varicose veins are not scary. Just pay more attention to them and detect them in time. We should pay more attention to the lesions caused by varicose veins, start from an early age, focus on prevention, comprehensive treatment, and regular exercise. Early prevention and treatment of varicose veins in the lower limbs is the key.

1. Definition of varicose veins

Varicose veins refer to the tortuosity and dilation of veins due to factors such as blood stasis and weak venous walls. Varicose veins can occur in many parts of the body. For example, hemorrhoids are actually a type of varicose veins. Other clinically visible varicose veins include esophageal varicose veins, varicocele, abdominal wall varicose veins, etc. The most common site of varicose veins is the lower extremities. It is worth emphasizing that varicose veins themselves may be a secondary manifestation of other lesions, such as vena cava occlusion, and the primary disease should be actively treated.

2. Methods

The ideal and effective prevention and treatment principles for varicose veins are: focus on prevention and comprehensive treatment. Traditional Chinese medicine is used for fumigation therapy. This is a treatment method that treats both the symptoms and the root cause, has minimal trauma, less pain, definite efficacy, and few complications. It not only solves the cause of varicose veins in the lower limbs, but also cooperates with traditional Chinese medicine to treat complications. It can especially accelerate the healing speed of the ulcer surface, shorten the treatment time, and reduce the recurrence of ulcers.

Foot bath, soaking feet in hot water, especially washing feet with water boiled with ginger or chili, can quickly expand the capillary network of the human respiratory mucosa and speed up blood circulation, so that the white blood cells in the blood in the respiratory mucosa can promptly eliminate the bacteria and viruses that invade the human body, thus protecting the human body from infection. Foot bath can speed up blood circulation in the legs and make the venous blood in the legs return to the right heart in time, which is beneficial to reduce venous congestion in the legs and prevent varicose veins in the lower limbs.

If it is simple venous tortuosity and there is no discomfort, it is recommended to appropriately raise the affected limb when sleeping to promote venous blood return; wear elastic stockings or elastic bandages, and do not stand for long periods of time. If you have any discomfort, you need to go to the hospital for a check-up.