Heavy legs: how to relieve them?
The problem of heavy legs affects nearly 70% of women. Often associated with poor venous capital and poor blood circulation, it results in painful symptoms (feeling of weight in the calves or burning sensation, cramps, edema, etc.). There are however many solutions that will relieve you.
Symptoms
Your lower limbs seem heavy to you. You feel tingling , tingling and numbness . In most cases, your legs are swollen. These symptoms are almost always amplified: at the end of the day, in case of prolonged standing and in hot weather. For women, they intensify a few days before your period.
The causes
It is, most often, a bad return of the blood. The blood does not rise to the heart and stagnates in the veins , because some valves do not perform their role of valve. It can also be hormonal disorders. Simple solutions exist to help you!
Swollen legs? Test these solutions!
The cold water jet : by passing a jet of cold water on your heavy legs, the effect will be almost immediate. Cold water will stimulate your circulation and you will quickly feel the benefits. Also think of preferring a shower rather than a hot bath.
Elevate the legs : to relieve yourself, try to raise your legs as soon as you can. Raising the legs for a few minutes stimulates blood circulation and thus venous return.
Essential oils : used in daily massage can help revive your circulation. Essential oils of cypress, rosemary, cedar or peppermint are often recommended to relieve the symptoms of heavy legs.
Herbal teas : do you like herbal teas? Kill two birds with one stone. Some herbal teas have heavy anti-leg virtues. Choose the red vine, blueberry, blackcurrant or birch whose properties are known to boost blood circulation.
Homeopathy : for homeopathy enthusiasts, many remedies are recommended: Vipera 5 CH, Hippocastanum 6 DH, Hamamelis 5 CH, Pulsatilla 9 CH, Sepia 9 CH. Consult your pharmacist !
The drugstore : some medications can lessen your feeling of heavy legs. In the form of tablets such as veinotonics and phlebotonics (herbal) or in the form of refreshing gel, they can help you feel lighter!
Lymphatic drainage : this massage, lasting at least an hour, stimulates the lymphatic circulation. The masseur, a physiotherapist, alternates pressures and circular depressions, which has the effect of moving the lymph back to the heart. The circulation is thus stimulated and accelerated. At the end of the massage, you feel a sensation of lightness and well-being.
Thalasso care and water sports : you have the chance to be in Thalasso! Choose the hydromassages! The powerful jets of water act like a lymphatic drainage and allow to revive the blood circulation. Many water sports can also bring you real benefits.
The stockings and socks of contention : restraint is a medical device that exerts pressure on the pain area. By this action, it contributes to the venous return. Regarded as the most effective method to fight against heavy legs, it is often unloved, because we all have in mind these horrible thick stockings and unsightly. But new products, some even sexy, are now marketed!
Food and lifestyle : we prefer fruits and vegetables! Their antioxidants tone the veins. We drink water: drinking helps eliminate toxins. Of course coffee, cigarettes and alcohol are diluted, which dilates the veins.
Walking , simply: the first enemy of heavy legs is immobility. The symptoms of heavy legs can be reduced simply by walking! When one walks, the veins of the arch are solicited, the muscular contractions of the calves play the role of a pump, which propels the blood towards the heart. This venous return will relieve your pain. So, walk!