Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Tired Legs
Chronic venous insufficiency, or CVI, is the condition this track is built around. The first step is knowing what it does to the legs, because the guides below all start from that point. my.clevelandclinic.org states the core of it in one sentence.
Chronic venous insufficiency slows down blood flow from your legs back up to your heart.
The same publisher names the symptom this page is titled for. Chronic venous insufficiency signs and symptoms include: achy or tired legs.
For a second reading of the condition, the Society for Vascular Surgery covers it on its chronic venous insufficiency page. The MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia covers varicose veins in a separate entry.
The guides, in reading order
Read these in the order listed.
- Failing Vein Valves Behind CVI covers the mechanism.
- Who Faces Higher Odds of CVI covers the risk question.
- The CEAP Stages of Vein Disorders covers the stage scale.
- Leg Elevation and Movement for CVI covers day-to-day habits.
Have this ready before the first guide
Write down which of the signs above you notice and on which days. Then open the valve guide and read on from there.