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How to detect peripheral vascular disease as early as possible

Q: Peripheral vascular disease is a vascular disease other than cardiovascular and cerebrovascular accidents, which usually manifests as lower limb soreness, coldness, numbness, pain and even ulceration. So how should we find out or confirm whether we have peripheral vascular disease in our daily life?

A: The first is to feel the artery. When sitting, relax your legs and touch the dorsalis pedis artery in front of the ankle. If the pulse is significantly weakened or even cannot be felt, it strongly indicates that there is a problem with the blood vessels and arteries in the lower limbs.
The second is to feel the temperature. Patients with lower limb arterial ischemia often have lower foot temperature. If you find that the temperature is much lower than that of others or other parts of your body, it is likely that there is a problem with the artery.
The third method is walking. If you feel pain in your legs and feet after walking for a little longer, you should be careful. Of course, this is a simple self-test method. If you find a problem, you should go to the peripheral vascular department for a special examination and diagnosis as soon as possible.

The fourth is to look at the appearance . If the lower limbs are swollen, thickened, red and black, and the veins are lumpy, most of the time it is a lower limb venous disease and you must go to the hospital for examination immediately.

Peripheral vascular disease experts at Jiujiang Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital recommend that people over 50 years old should be screened for peripheral vascular disease on a regular basis. Smokers, people with high blood pressure, high blood lipids, and diabetes are all high-risk groups. People with a disease course of more than 10 years should be screened even if they are under 50 years old. Once diagnosed, blood sugar, blood pressure, blood lipids and other indicators should be fully controlled. In life, people should quit smoking, exercise moderately, protect their feet, and keep warm in autumn and winter, but not use hot compresses.
Peripheral vascular disease is a disease that poses a great threat to the quality of life of the elderly, so it is important to learn how to self-examine.

Question: Since peripheral vascular disease is so harmful to the quality of life of the elderly, what should we do if we want to prevent it?

Answer: In order to prevent the occurrence of diseases, you need to do the following to protect your blood vessels and have a healthy body.

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1. Reasonably control the "three highs"

All complications of diabetic patients are related to blood vessels. The high blood sugar state of diabetic patients affects the blood vessels and the functions of blood supply organs. Especially for the elderly with "three highs", they must pay attention to standardized medication and diet control to keep the blood vessel walls elastic and prevent the occurrence of lower limb ischemia.

2. Exercise more often

It is recommended that the elderly keep exercising appropriately, because long-term inactivity can lead to muscle atrophy and cause venous lesions. Exercising more on weekdays can open capillaries, promote blood circulation, and reduce the probability of blood vessel blockage. Drinking water before and after exercise can also reduce blood viscosity, increase blood vessel flexibility and elasticity, and prevent vascular sclerosis.

3. Regular work and rest time

During sleep, the parasympathetic nervous system is dominant, the blood vessels are freed from the tense state, and the blood flow becomes smoother. Therefore, the elderly should pay attention to going to bed early and getting up early to ensure adequate sleep time.

4. Exercise before going to bed

Before going to bed, you can do some activities that help blood circulation, such as simple squats, which can not only exercise muscles, prevent muscle atrophy, increase blood flow to the limbs, and effectively prevent varicose veins, but also promote the opening of blood vessel collaterals, speed up blood circulation, effectively maintain limb mobility, and enhance physical fitness.