Yoga is often promoted as a cure-all for many aches, pains, and other alignments. It’s said to improve the immune system, protect your heart and decrease your stress levels, but is it true that yoga can help with varicose veins?
While many praise yoga for circulation, yoga exercises for varicose veins aren’t going to completely make your varicose veins go away, heal more quickly, or even prevent them.
Yoga can, however, alleviate swelling and pain caused by varicose veins. Many people who suffer from painful varicose veins (dark purple bulges under the skin caused by faulty valves) find relief through specific yoga postures for varicose veins and exercises for leg circulation.
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Yoga stretches and strengthens the body which can help alleviate swelling and pain caused by varicose veins. Using yoga for circulation can also help maintain your fitness and flexibility as you get older and help keep swelling and pain at bay. Here are some of the best yoga exercises for varicose veins.
The mountain pose is a great exercise for leg circulation and helps to strengthen your legs, knees, and thighs. This pose is designed to help you relieve pressure in these target areas.
The boat yoga pose involves sitting on the floor with legs outstretched, focusing on the core area of the body. Strengthening the core will take a lot of pressure off the legs which can help alleviate swelling and pain.
The legs up the wall varicose vein pose has you lying flat on the floor while walking your feet upwards until they’re perpendicular to the ground. This outstretched position is a great exercise for leg circulation as it removes pressure from your legs and promotes blood flow, helping to increase circulation in the legs. This leg elevation helps the lymphatic system remove any excess swelling because it doesn’t have to fight gravity.
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Dr. Rimas Gilvydis, M.D, is the co-founder of Northern Illinois Vein Clinic (NIVC) in Rockford, Illinois, and the founder of Gilvydis Vein Clinic (GVC) in Naperville, Sycamore, and Geneva, Illinois. A board-certified interventionalist and diplomate of the American Board of Venous & Lymphatic Medicine, Dr. Gilvydis has been treating varicose veins with minimally invasive techniques since they were first introduced.
While yoga won’t treat your varicose veins, it can help reduce the swelling and pain you’re experiencing. This can often be helpful for people before they seek treatment, as well as after varicose vein treatment.
If you’re searching for a treatment plan for your varicose veins, connect with Gilvydis Vein Clinic in Sycamore, Geneva, Rockford, and Naperville, Illinois. Dr. Gilvydis will help determine the best treatment possible for your veins. Our non-invasive endovenous laser ablation and sclerotherapy treatments will reduce your pain while targeting the source.
Ready to make an appointment? Schedule your visit online or contact us directly. Dr. Gilvydis will work with you one-on-one to create the right treatment plan for you that gets you the results you want.
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We’re proud to be one of three vein centers in Illinois with an IAC accreditation. Get back on your feet with a team of vein specialists who help you understand your vein treatment options.