Ways To Improve Poor Circulation

Endoscopic Vein Surgery

Some individuals who have poor circulation as a result of varicose or nonfunctional veins may need endoscopic vein surgery to alleviate the issue. Varicose veins are malfunctioning twisted and swollen veins with abnormal valves that appear under the surface of the skin. Because they have a valve that does not work correctly, they can swell and pool with blood causing further circulatory complications. Endoscopic vein surgery is a surgical procedure used to help treat varicose veins. During this procedure, a long camera scope device called an endoscope is inserted through an incision in the individual's skin and then inserted into the affected vein. A device on the end of the endoscope is used to seal off the vein through one of many available mechanisms. Once the vein is sealed off, blood is forced to take another venous route back to the heart and cannot become trapped in that particular varicose vein. Because blood is no longer pooling in the vein following endoscopic vein surgery, the individual's overall circulation is improved.

Take Breaks At Work

One of the best ways an individual can improve conditions of poor circulation who sit or stand for long periods while at work is to take breaks to walk around. Blood flow tends to slow down when an individual is in a stationary standing or sitting position for an extended period. This slowing of circulation is the first step that leads to circulation-related complications. Taking a break every hour or two at work to get up and move can help interrupt the cycle of poor circulation. Taking a walk to the restroom and back, the car and back, or even taking a break to walk in place can at the very least get the cardiovascular demand up. The faster blood moves through an individual's veins back to their heart and flows through the cycle over again, the better it is for circulation. Taking a break and walking around stimulates the increased movement of the blood because it raises the heart and respiration rate temporarily. This temporary increase in function makes it so when the individual becomes stationary again, the blood has to start over to undergo the slowing process.