Health Check
Vein check
If your legs are tired and swollen in the evenings, if it "runs in the family", if those extra pounds weigh you down and if you take only little exercise in everyday life, the question "Have I got venous disease" could be raised.“
| Questions | yes | no |
| 1. Are you female? | ||
| 2. For women: have you had one/more pregnancies? | ||
| 3. Parents/brothers or sisters have problems with their veins? | ||
| 4. Your parents or grandparents had leg ulcers? | ||
| 5. Your parents or grandparents had thrombosis? | ||
| 6. You have to sit or stand for long periods at work? | ||
| 7. You'd rather take the lift and avoid the stairs? | ||
| 8. You don't actively participate in sports? | ||
| 9. You love saunas, sunbathing and hot baths? | ||
| 10. You have tired, heavy legs in the evenings? | ||
| 11. You often put your feet up because your legs are aching? | ||
| 12. You get leg cramps during the night? | ||
| 13. You have “burning feet” in the evenings? | ||
| 14. You have “restless legs” in the evenings? | ||
| 15. The skin over your calves itches for no apparent reason? | ||
| 16. Your legs or feet are swollen in the evenings? | ||
| 17. You have starburst veins? | ||
| 18. You have varicose veins? | ||
| 19. You have blue veins around your ankles? | ||
| 20. Your skin is brown and discoloured around your ankles? |
Our recommendation
If you answered questions 1 to 9 with "yes", you fulfil the conditions for a potential venous weakness, the predisposition for which already lies in your genes, or for a possible impairment of the venous function.
If you answered just one of the questions 10 to 20 with "yes", you should ask a doctor about these symptoms.
Basic form of treatment for venous diseases
Medical compression garments are seen as the basic form of treatment for venous diseases. Medical compression garments are medical devices that can be prescribed by your doctor if necessary and if indicated, and for which you will be measured individually by your specialist medical retailer. Venous activity receives the best possible support by means of the pressure gradient along the leg. Travel stockings for those without venous problems and vein exercises make sitting for long periods more comfortable.
In any case, please ask your doctor for advice if you have any acute or chronic symptoms!
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