What are varicose veins? You can get this all over your body but in most cases you can clearly see it on your legs. Little blue and red lines that starts to appear and “grow” on your legs and in other cases the blood vessel becomes swollen and seems as if it will explode.

Normally this is not painful but it can look pretty ugly. Although not painful you can experience some discomfort that you might not even associate with those ugly veins. This discomfort could be symptoms of bad circulation.

Sometimes in the case of varicose veins, (which happen when the valves in the veins become weak or break, allowing blood to collect in the veins instead of being carried up to the heart), bad blood circulation may occur.

You need to be aware that some of the complications that can come about as a result of bad circulation if left untreated include heart attack, stroke,amputation and death. Those afflicted with bad circulation may suffer from many problems that are sometimes attributed to other areas.

The most common treatments of varicose veins today is with laser or by injecting a chemical into the vein, which closes of the affected vein. It forces other stronger veins to take over the job of carrying the blood back to the heart.

Some of the traditional treatments of bad circulation in the legs are:

Resting with the legs elevated (with the feet raised above the hips)
Wearing fitted elasticized compression stockings
Loosing weight, if obesity is considered to be making the problem worse.

Like there are different kinds of bad circulation there are also different kinds of treatments you can do on your own in order to prevent and eliminate bad circulation.

If you think you have bad circulation, see your doctor, because bad circulation can be quite serious and an indication of another medical roblem.

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