Blood carries oxygen from the heart throughout the body through tubes called arteries. When the blood reaches the organs and tissues, it leaves the oxygen there and returns to the heart through other tubes called veins.
The blood that has to return from the legs to the heart must overcome the force of gravity. For this, the veins have a mechanism to push the blood. When it fails, the blood stagnates in the veins and the walls of the veins dilate, lose their shape and varicose veins appear.
These physical exercises and massages can prevent the appearance of varicose veins.
Exercises against varicose veins
- Sitting, separate and join the tips of the feet
- Sitting, gently rock your feet, from toes to heels
- Stand up on your toes several times
- Standing, walk on the tip of the heels
- Lying down, perform energetic pedaling movements with your legs elevated. 15 times
- Lying with your legs raised and extended, alternately flex and extend your toes. 20 times
- Lying down, with legs elevated and extended, rotate them in a reciprocating rotational motion in both directions. 10 times
- Lying down, with the legs extended, separate them and join them successively. 15 times.
- Massage: With the leg elevated, rub gently upwards from the ankle to the thigh.