Also may be a side effect of medication. Primary treatments are biofeedback, relaxation technique called autogenics, massage, or visualization. Most often in lower extremeties. Symptoms include pain, redness, swelling in the area of the clot. Major concern is thrombus breaking loose and lodging somewhere critical such as heart or lung.
Treatment includes antithrombotic medication and rest.
For Type A behavior pattern, is identified with work, takes dominant role in family, active, and unable to relax. Need major lifestyle changes to learn relaxation, behavior changes, feel OK with less internality and feelings of helplessness, change in work habits, change in source of identity. Pattern difficult to change and many relapses. Ongoing fear of death, especially when experience angina, often reluctant to return to work until anxiety resolved. Rehabilitation involves transferable skills assessment, ensure ready to return to work, ensure attitudinal and self-image match of work.