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Causes of poor blood supply to the legs
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Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
What are the causes of poor blood supply to the legs? Especially among girls, it is becoming more popular after work to throw the legs somewhere higher, in order to save them from bad blood circulation. There are many causes of poor blood circulation, but, unfortunately, they entail such consequences ...
The causes of the formation of varicose and cellulite
Certainly, the modern way of life exposes us to the threat of poor blood circulation. Remember, at least, that many women wear high heels, wear tight clothes, sit for a long time, throwing their feet on their feet. And how many of your acquaintances, and maybe even yourself, disappear in offices behind sedentary work, leading an inactive way of life?
If the mechanism of circulation in the legs is disturbed, oxygen enters the fatty tissues much worse. Subcutaneous fat becomes harder and forms lumps, filled with toxins. After the formation of such "lumps" push the skin upward, so we learn in lumps all unloved goal-lyu-lit.
Later, the stenocysts are strengthened, which prevents fat from escaping from the body. As a result, the finely buffy skin becomes more visible, first of all, there, of course, where the circulation of blood and lymph is disturbed. That is, cellulite loves those who do not play sports the most, leading the muscles to long inactivity and thus helping to form cellulite.
What else besides cellulite?
But cellulite - this is not the worst thing that can expect you at the end of a day at the office. In the evening, under such circumstances, swelling of the legs will cause painful sensations.
If the outflow of blood through the veins of the legs is difficult, the veins will overflow and cause the blood to stagnate. For this reason, you can become the owner of not only cellulite, but also varicose veins.
Problems with your feet are easy to recognize
There are several points, sensations that can help you determine if you have problems with the circulation of the legs.
- First of all, pay attention, does walking cause you heaviness in your legs and burning sensation?
- Do you have swelling of the lower leg or foot
- Do you have cramps throughout the day?
- Appeared "asterisk" blue-violet color of small veins will also testify about the same kind of problems associated with the circulation of the legs.
How to get rid of discomfort
There are several ways to effectively "combat" the listed inconveniences. The most famous and proven ones are
- Massages
- Physical exercise
- Contrast procedures
These types of procedures help improve blood circulation, and therefore, keep the health of your feet.
By the concept of contrasting procedures is meant the adoption of a shower with the change of water temperature. Sports and adoption of this kind of soul will help you to activate the blood circulation of your legs and make them much more elastic. Check it out for yourself!
The massage will give the same effect, and besides it will strengthen the blood flow, eliminate stagnation in your veins. Massage movements will also improve the condition of your skin tissues.
Massage, done even without the help of a professional masseur, independently, will help to normalize the process of blood circulation, giving battle, thus, to enemies such as varicose veins and cellulite.
Applying all these procedures, you can not only keep or restore your health, but also become more attractive to those around you.
Cramps and muscle health
If you have ever suffered from seizures, you know - so your muscles scream, which require oxygen because the arteries are clogged.
To be able to see these symptoms, you can look at the fingers of your feet. With this symptomatology, the toes will have a low temperature, a pale appearance, small skin ulcers are possible that do not heal. If things are going wrong at all, then your blackened skin may appear on your toes, this may be bad news for you - gangrene. The development of the disease in the future will worsen your sleep at night.
With a solid supply of bad habits (for example, smoking or addiction to alcohol), the risk of getting these diseases will be much higher. In order to be in a "risk group", it is not necessary to be an avid smoker or a lover of simple toasts at the table, it is enough to suffer a stroke, a heart attack, have high blood pressure or suffer from diabetes.
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Other causes of pain in the legs
But not always painful sensations in the legs are caused by poor circulation. Sometimes the cause of this kind of pain may be a problem with the lower back or the discs of your spine. The legs become weak or numb.
If you have diabetes, the pain in your legs can cause neuropathy. Neuropathy can also cause similar problems if you abuse cigarette nicotine. Even having a healthy color, pulse and normal temperature of the legs, you can become a victim of shooting pain caused by the above reasons.
How to recognize the causes of pain?
It is not difficult to recognize the cause of pain in the leg correctly. If, by raising a leg, you make the pain decrease - there is a great chance that you are sick with phlebitis. If it gets easier with the opposite action - the lowered leg, you have problems not with the veins, but with the arteries of your legs. When the pain is accompanied by tingling and numbness - the reason must be hiding in your spine.
But whatever kind of pain in your legs you would not feel, always the right decision will be to seek help from your doctor who will diagnose and help you to fight with such an uncomfortable illness for you.