by Veins Carolina | Sep 20, 2023 | Chronic Venous Disease, Chronic Venous Disorders, Circulatory System, Compression Garments, Healthy Legs, Insurance Coverage, Medical Compression, Superficial Venous Insufficiency, Superficial Venous Reflux, Vein Conditions, Vein Disorders, Vein Specialist, Vein Treatment, venous disease, Venous Insufficiency, Venous Reflux
Venous disease refers to a group of medical conditions that affect the veins, which are blood vessels responsible for returning deoxygenated blood from the body’s tissues back to the heart. These conditions can range from mild and cosmetic concerns, such as...
by KDraughn | Feb 8, 2023 | Dr David Draughn, Vein Disease, venous disease, Venous Insufficiency
Venous insufficiency, which is the inability of veins to efficiently return blood from the legs to the heart, can cause a range of hidden problems, including: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) – Blood clots can form in the veins due to sluggish blood flow. Chronic...
by KDraughn | Dec 12, 2022 | Medical Compression, Sigvaris Compression Garments, Venous Insufficiency
Moving your legs keeps the muscle pumps working to ensure good blood circulation in your legs. The lower leg muscle pump system, including the calf muscle pump, is only activated when you use your muscles. Whenever your muscles of the leg and feet are working, for...
by KDraughn | Nov 8, 2022 | Dr David Draughn, Superficial Venous Reflux, Vein Specialist, venous disease, Venous Insufficiency, Venous Reflux, Venous Ultrasound
This is Dr. David Draughn with Vein Specialists of the Carolinas. I want to talk to you about venous reflux. Most everyone has heard of esophageal reflux. With venous reflux, the word reflux means the same thing in both of those entities. Reflux is an engineering term...
by Veins Carolina | Sep 1, 2022 | Sigvaris Compression Garments, venous disease, Venous Insufficiency, Venous Reflux
Your blood vessels transport about 7 000 liters of blood every day. The veins in our legs carry blood from the lower extremities against gravity back towards the heart. The two most important mechanisms in this process are the calf muscle pump and the venous valves....
by KDraughn | Feb 23, 2022 | Chronic Venous Disorders, Chronic Venous Insufficiency, Healthy Legs, Sigvaris Compression Garments, Venous Insufficiency
Constant standing or sitting impedes the flow of blood towards the heart. Under certain circumstances, this can lead to venous insufficiency, which is characterized by improperly functioning vein valves that interfere with venous return and cause the blood to pool in...
