One question I commonly get is: \u201cWill exercise help my legs?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n Yes, but\u2026 Exercise won\u2019t fix varicose veins, spider veins nor the underlying issues that often lead to them. In many cases, veins we see at the skin surface are just the \u201ctip of the iceberg.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n The underlying problem often stems from faulty valves that become leaky and allow flow to move downward with gravity.<\/strong> This pooling of flow leads to increased pressure in veins that, over time, causes them to become stretched out, twisty and bulge from the surface (varicose veins). Unfortunately, such broken valves can\u2019t be fixed. But there are things that my patients and I can do to help alleviate the problem.<\/p>\n While exercise doesn\u2019t fix valves, engaging in activity that involves moving your legs\u2026walking, running, biking, zumba-ing (it\u2019s a word)\u2026all help to make your calf muscles more fit.<\/strong> Your body uses the calf muscles as a \u201cperipheral heart\u201d: when they contract, they pump flow upwards and return it to the \u201creal\u201d heart. The more fit the muscle, the more efficient the \u201cpump\u201d, the more outflow from the legs and the less pooling of flow in veins.<\/p>\n Graduated compression stockings also help to allow flow to leave the legs more efficiently and make it harder for pooling to occur. But, like exercise, stockings don\u2019t definitively deal with the underlying valve problem.<\/strong><\/p>\n Definitive solutions used to involve surgery. Nowadays, state-of-the-art vein care is minimally invasive, maximally comfortable and has no downtime.<\/strong> Rather than stripping veins with faulty valves, I am able to instantly reroute flow to properly functioning veins by using endovenous (inside-the-vein) closure techniques such as Endovenous Laser Ablation & Clarivein\u00ae.<\/p>\n Each consultation with a new patient is an opportunity for patients to get answers to their questions\u2026ones that have been at the back of their minds\u2026and at the front & back of their legs\u2026for years. One question I commonly get<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"0","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"3248,322,3128","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[172,173,176,184,185],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-laser-treatments","category-leg-veins","category-medical-concerns","category-news-articles","category-newsletters"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTo learn if these procedures are right for you, schedule a consultation with me today. I\u2019m here to answer questions and help your legs feel and look better than they have in years!<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"