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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.



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