Treating venous disease has improved significantly in the last few decades. Since using ultrasound became commonplace in treating circulatory issues such as venous insufficiency and deep vein thrombosis, it has risen to the high ranks of fundamental techniques used to diagnose, treat, and manage circulatory problems in the blood vessels. Radiology is a big component […]
Do your legs often feel tired, achy, and dull? Perhaps you’ve noticed a sneaky little vein protruding or appearing a little darker under your skin. You know that your job requires you to sit for long periods of time or stand for long periods of time. So you suspect that you might have or might […]
Every person has blood vessels throughout their body. They are essential—they help transport blood to and from our hearts while delivering nutrients, hormones, and medications to organs, muscles, and tissues. Although we all have veins and very much need them to help transport blood throughout our body, they can become unsightly and unhealthy for those […]
Most people associate varicose veins as a condition that arises later in life and, more commonly, after age 50. While this might be the most common age group that sees the symptoms of venous deficiencies, varicose veins in young people occur with more frequency than people might imagine. Spider veins can emerge in younger people […]
A lot has changed in the treatment of varicose veins in the past few decades. Treatments that involve lasers and radiofrequency were fully embraced in the early 2000s as great progress in the field. Endovenous treatments, for example, were developed by Dutch dermatologists and are minimally invasive techniques that have revolutionized the treatments and recoveries […]
Nurses represent a large section of the healthcare workforce. In the year 2020, our healthcare workers were suddenly catapulted into the spotlight as they worked the frontlines of the dangerous and capricious pandemic that wreaked havoc in so much of our society. Nurses and doctors have always done heroic work. The nature of these demanding […]
When you walk into a clinic today there are many aspects, from the equipment to the procedures, to the education of the staff and physicians, that are derived from a great history of scientific exploration. Human beings have always been curious about the physical body and about the world around them, so the discoveries of […]
We only need to look at one small section of the human anatomy to be reminded of nature’s absolute magnificence and complexity. For example, the fact that as newborns we have about 300 bones that eventually fuse together, or the fact that our skin is essential in the production of Vitamin D which is necessary […]
You’ve likely heard of, seen, or know of a loved one who has suffered from varicose veins. Many times, varicose veins are mistaken for a merely cosmetic issue, but it goes deeper than that. According to some estimates, about 25% of the global adult population suffers from venous reflux disease or a more serious form […]
The first few months of 2020 certainly held a surprise for most of us. For many people, lives were uprooted and shuffled around, causing a wild readjustment to life in quarantine. For others, like nurses or other medical workers, they suddenly found themselves on what was called the ‘frontlines’ of a crisis. At the time […]
