What are varicose socks?
For friends without varicose veins, varicose socks are very strange to them. But it is a very necessary existence for patients with varicose veins. Now, let's popularize the knowledge about varicose socks for healthy friends.
Varicose socks, commonly known as varicose elastic socks, are named after varicose veins, a physical disease. Varicose veins refer to the tortuous venous system, which is called "myoma" in Chinese medicine. Varicose veins are mostly varicose veins of lower limbs, especially left lower limbs. The patient had no symptoms at first. When the communicating valve is damaged, there is slight swelling, itchy skin and pigmentation in the upper part of the medial malleolus, which requires hospital treatment. When varicose veins appear in lower limbs, you can wear "elastic socks for prevention" to prevent varicose veins from getting worse. If the appearance is seriously affected or you feel pain even when standing or walking, you should have surgery to remove the damaged blood vessels and put on specially designed "medical elastic socks". Strict quality control of medical elastic socks, mainly by gradually reducing the pressure from the ankle to contract calf muscles, prevent venous filling, and make blood return to the heart, thus shaping the leg shape, beautifying the curve, improving radish legs and preventing varicose veins!
2. The function of varicose socks
Varicose socks Varicose socks, as the name suggests, are a kind of medical equipment that can promote the venous blood reflux function of lower limbs. Wearing varicose socks is to use external pressure to reduce edema during exercise and help the blood circulation of legs to be updated. It gives a strong supporting pressure to the ankle where the pressure is most needed, and gradually decreases along the leg, thus maintaining the pulse and circulation of blood.
At the same time, varicose socks also have the function of restoring venous operation of lower limbs and preventing varicose veins from recurring; Eliminate edema after various operations and promote wound healing; Eliminate swelling and soreness caused by varicose veins of lower limbs and venous blood reflux disorder, gradually improve the blackened and hardened skin, heal the ulcerated skin, and restore the tortuous veins with less varicose degree to their original state; Prevent deep venous thrombosis of lower limbs in patients who have been bedridden for a long time, eliminate edema of lower limbs of pregnant women in the third trimester, and prevent varicose veins and deep venous thrombosis of lower limbs after delivery; For people who stand, sit and work hard for a long time, it can relieve the discomfort of lower limbs and prevent varicose veins of lower limbs; Long-term wear, gently press leg muscles and fat, consume leg energy, prevent sagging, improve leg lines, reduce leg circumference and keep leg shape beautiful; Elastic socks give strong support pressure at the ankle where pressure is most needed, and gradually decrease along the leg. Contraction of calf muscles, prevention of venous filling, blood return to the heart, shaping leg shape, beautifying curves, improving radish legs and preventing varicose veins.
3. Varicose socks are suitable for people
Varicose socks are a simple medical device to prevent and treat varicose veins. Then, its main applicable groups are: long-term standing people: teachers, traffic police, shopping guides, beauticians, doctors, nurses and so on. Sitting still for a long time: IT professionals, white-collar workers, civil servants and other office workers (standing or sitting still for a long time: due to muscle fatigue and gravity, the blood circulation in the legs is not smooth and the blood viscosity increases, leading to venous diseases in the lower limbs); Pregnant women and people who take contraceptives for a long time have changes in hormones during pregnancy, and their blood volume has increased by more than 20%. Fetus and enlarged uterus compress pelvic cavity and iliac vein, gain weight during pregnancy and increase venous pressure in legs, which leads to poor blood return and venous diseases of lower limbs; People who travel frequently, take planes and long-distance buses, and flight attendants are often called economy class syndrome. Due to weightlessness at high altitude, poor blood circulation in the legs leads to venous diseases in the lower limbs, and in severe cases, pulmonary embolism is prone to occur. Obese people, because of the high cholesterol and blood lipid in the blood, the blood viscosity increases, and overweight makes it difficult for venous blood to return to the heart, leading to venous diseases of lower limbs; People who have already suffered from venous diseases of lower limbs must be improved through treatment because the veins are already in a state of disease, otherwise the condition will continue to develop; People with high incidence of deep venous thrombosis of lower limbs, patients after major surgery, patients with malignant tumors, hemiplegia, women and women in the third trimester, patients with lower limb fractures, patients with severe infection, the elderly, etc. There is a demand for shaping the legs and people after liposuction, which has the functions of gathering, gathering and lifting the legs, preventing sagging, improving the leg lines, correcting the leg shape and reducing the leg circumference. ...
3. How to choose varicose socks
Varicose socks can promote the venous blood reflux function of lower limbs. Wearing varicose socks is to use the external pressure during exercise to reduce edema and help the blood circulation in the legs to update. It is very important for patients with varicose veins, so how should we choose varicose socks?
Varicose socks can be divided into three types according to the pressure: primary pressure, secondary pressure and tertiary pressure, and the rest can be subdivided into 15-20mmHg below the primary pressure. The first-class medium-pressure initial treatment type (20-30 mmHg) is mainly suitable for patients with initial varicose veins; Moderate treatment of secondary hypertension (30-40 mmHg) is suitable for patients with obvious varicose veins of lower limbs (veins protruding from the skin surface when standing) accompanied by leg discomfort (such as leg soreness, eczema itching, cramps and numbness, pigmentation, etc.). ), phlebitis, severe varicose veins during pregnancy, postoperative varicose veins (stripping of great and small saphenous veins), patients with deep vein thrombosis syndrome; Three-stage high-pressure severe treatment (40-50mmhg) is suitable for patients with high swelling of lower limbs, ulcer, blackening and hardening of skin, high lymphedema and recovery after plastic liposuction. At the same time, we should pay attention to the specific selection and use, measure the circumference of the thickest part of the calf, determine the model, and determine the length of the socks from the heel height to the horizontal bar; Measure the girth of the thickest part of the leg and calf at the hip horizontal stripes to determine the model, and determine the length of socks from the height of the heel to the hip horizontal stripes.
4. Maintenance methods of varicose socks
The life of varicose socks depends on the maintenance of varicose patients. Therefore, when wearing varicose socks, patients should pay attention to one hand reaching into the hose and holding the heel of the sock, and the other hand turning the hose to the heel; Turn most socks upside down and spread them out smoothly, so that feet can easily reach into socks; Two thumbs are supported on the inner side of the sock, four fingers grasp the sock body, put their feet into the sock and hold the sock outward, and the four fingers cooperate with the thumb to pull the sock to the ankle and put the heel of the sock in the correct position; Turn the trouser legs of the socks back and pull them up in order. After you put them on, put them next to Foping. At the same time, please cut your nails frequently to prevent chapped heel skin in dry season and avoid scratching elastic socks. In addition, we should always check whether the inside of the shoes is flat, so as to prevent unnecessary wear of elastic socks caused by sundries and prolong the service life.
On the other hand, in order to prolong the service life of varicose socks, please put them in the refrigerator for two days after receiving them. Then soak in warm water with vinegar or sugar for half an hour to an hour. Rub with mild soap or shampoo in warm water (no more than 30 degrees) when washing. When drying in the sun, towels will absorb too much water, which is the most taboo. It is best to spread it in the shade and wear it for 8- 10 hours every day. This kind of socks is of good quality. It's generally not broken, and I'm most afraid of scratching. Everyone must be careful about nails, zippers of boots and so on when putting them on and off.
5.4 Effective stovepipe method
1, sleep
You are not mistaken. Sleeping can not only help you lose weight effectively, but also help you stovepipe effectively. As long as you adjust your sleeping position, or put a cushion under your legs so that your legs are higher than your heart, you can effectively reduce the burden on your calves, thus playing the role of stovepipe.
2, massage stovepipe
Directly massaging the acupoints on the legs can promote the blood circulation and lymphatic circulation of the legs, thus increasing the speed of metabolism, helping the excretion of toxins in the body, and then eliminating leg edema. In addition, leg massage can effectively regulate the secretion of hormones.
3. spa with concentrated legs
To cope with the swelling and thickening of the calf caused by the accumulation of a large number of toxins and wastes, the most suitable one is the comprehensive leg concentrated spa. Because in the process of doing spa, you can achieve the effect of consuming leg fat through massage, and the massage of leg acupoints can also play a very effective stovepipe effect.
Method: Fill the wooden barrel with warm water, and the calf must be completely immersed in the water. Then add some slimming essential oil and bath salt to the water and let the calf soak in the water 15 minutes. At the same time, massage with correct massage techniques during soaking.
4, diet stovepipe
1. Eat more foods containing vitamin E.
Vitamin E can effectively eliminate leg edema, improve blood circulation and make leg blood circulation smoother. Foods containing vitamin E include peanuts, almonds and wheat germ.
2. Eat more foods containing vitamin B to promote metabolism.
Vitamin B foods can effectively promote metabolism and convert sugar into energy. Vitamin B2 is a good helper to promote fat metabolism. Foods rich in vitamin B include sesame, tofu and spinach.
3. Eat less salt and more potassium
Excessive salt intake will lead to a lot of water in the body, which is how leg edema is formed. Potassium-containing food is a good helper to effectively excrete excess salt in the body, so eat more.