PHYSICIANS' TREATMENT FOR VARICOSE VEINS
Categories:
Circulatory System
Palliative. Remove the cause
if possible. Treat the heart and lung troubles. Remove the pelvic tumors.
In pregnancy, the woman afflicted with this trouble should not be much on
her feet, but should remain lying down in bed as much as possible. This
position removes the weight of the pregnant womb from the veins and allows
a free return of the venous blood. An elastic bandage, or a perfectly
fitting elastic stocking, supports the veins, equalizes the circulation
and turns the flow to the deeper veins, which do not, as a rule, become
varicose. This silk stocking should be made to order. This treatment gives
much comfort in chronic varicose veins.