Articles Showing articles written by: Dr. Sonja Stiller, Center for Advanced Vein Care
Resolve now to have healthy legs
One of the most popular New Year’s resolutions in America is to improve one’s health, which is largely related to weight loss, diet and exercise. But there is another important health advancement you can achieve this year: Improving your legs’ venous health so you actually can exercise. Tired, achy, tingly and swollen legs make...
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How are your legs feeling now?
So how do your legs feel so far this holiday season? Tired, achy, swollen? Additional activities we are unaccustomed to can make varicose vein symptoms worse, even when the veins are not visible. These include standing all day to prepare the Thanksgiving meal to holiday shopping. If you’d like healthier legs as early as this spring and...
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Can’t walk in winter? Let’s dance!
When it comes to improving your venous health, one of the best things you can do is to walk. Walking strengthens our calf muscles, which act as the body’s “second heart.” They help pump blood up and out of our lower legs, preventing the build-up of toxins, which can cause swelling, achiness, inflammation, ulcers and more. But as winter...
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Is your swelling salt...or sugar?
If you’re experiencing leg pain, swelling or fatigue, there is a good chance varicose veins are the underlying cause, whether you can see them or not. Our venous system is like the branches on a tree. If something goes wrong with a larger, lower branch, it takes a while for the leaves at its tip to turn brown. Improper venous function means...
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Red patch on your lower leg?
When we see a patch of red on our lower leg it’s natural to blame a rash or a bug bite. If it doesn’t go away, we may visit the doctor and be diagnosed with cellulitis—a skin infection—and put on antibiotics. But red patches and other skin discolorations are often the result of something going on beneath the skin: inflammation...
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