The Overlooked Impact of Orthopedic Conditions on Your Leg Veins and How to Find Relief

The Link Between Orthopedic Conditions and Vein Health

If you’ve been diagnosed with an orthopedic condition with chronic leg pain, inflammation, swelling, and stiffness your quality of life is already being impacted. Any time your movement is restricted, your venous blood circulation slows leading to an increased risk for development of venous disease such as varicose veins, DVT (blood clots), and leg swelling.

Low Activity, Weight Gain, and Impact on Venous Flow

Secondary consequences of not moving well include weight gain, as increased abdominal girth causes external pressure in your leg veins. This pressure restricts your venous blood flow return from your legs back to your heart. As blood pools in the leg veins, causing them to bulge and twist. This leads to pain, vein leakage, and other discomfort.

How Exercise Can Improve Venous Circulation

Exercise that activates your foot and calf muscle pumps which is known as, ‘the heart of the venous blood flow system.’ As your venous blood moves more freely, the pooling of blood in your leg veins improves.

What’s at Stake?

When orthopedic conditions lead to venous disease, They are not just a matter of discomfort—your overall health and mobility are at risk. With treatment of your orthopedic problems, improved mobility, weight loss, and other measures like graduated medical grade compression can slow the progression of your vein problems and reduce your risks of complications.

What’s the Solution?

Knowing that vein disease is chronic and progressive the next step in your overall wellness journey should include management of your underlying vein problems and your superficial varicose and spider veins.

At Vein Specialists of the South, we offer a range of solutions designed to address vein problems early and improve your quality of life. Whether you’re experiencing leg swelling, varicose veins, or simply want to prevent vein issues from developing, we can help.

How we help:

• Ultrasound Diagnostics: A painless, non-invasive way to assess your veins and determine if you have any underlying venous issues.
• Compression: Fashionable socks, stockings, and even leggings to help support blood flow throughout the day. Our compression socks are medical-grade and fit to you.
• Guidance on Lifestyle Changes: We will provide you with guidance on how you can change your daily habits to support healthy vein function and circulation even with limited mobility.
• Walk-in, Walk-out Treatments: We offer a range of minimally invasive procedures that require nothing more than local anesthesia, a small incision, a self-adhesive bandage, and over-the-counter acetaminophen for discomfort. You won’t have to receive general anesthesia and you can walk out of our office right after your procedure.

By treating venous disease, you can reduce pain, improve circulation, and get back to doing the things you love—without worrying about your vein health.