The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-05-06

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more numer-
Gus ones till we reach the tiny,
thin walled arterioles which permit
the passage of food elements into
the tissues and take up waste
products TO be returned to the
heart, liver and other organs for
elimination.
Walls Are Distended
These then collect into tiny
veins, which merge into larger ones
to carry the polluted blood back to
the heart and lungs TO be reno
waited. BY the time the blood has
reached these veins, the force Of
the pump has become slight and
the force from behind carries 1t
on. The walls of the veins are elias
tic but do not possess much muscle
tissue. To aid this flow, the veins
farthest from the heart, particu-
larly those of the legs, are provided
with valves or cups on their inner
walls, which lie along the sides OF
the vein. If for any reason the up
ward flow ceases, these cups open
and prevent backward flow. That
is, they do till the pressure be-
comes greater than the walls can
withstand, then the vein dilateS
and we can see the dark tortuous
vessels just under the skin.
Usually only few are to be
seen, but they often become very
numerous and the legs swell on
prolonged standing. There Is pain
and WEAKNESS as a result and legs
feel like lead Standing in one
position for long periods tends to
increase this trouble. Walking is a
help.
These gorged vessels appear usu-
ally between the ages of 20 and 40
and do not recover without treat
ment. They are more common in
women than in men. Child bearing
is probable cause. We attribute
this to the enlarged uterus making
pressure on the veins Of the abdo-
men. But in many cases, numer-
Gus large varicoSe veins appear in
the early weeks long before there
can be any pressure. No one has
been able to explain this. It may
be from a nervous or toxic source.
There's Remedy
We are now seeing a great in
crease in the number of persons
suffering from variCOSe veins. Many
girls and women who have been in
school or in homes are now work
ing in stores, factories and other
industries. taking the place of men
called into service. Many men
from farms and outdoor occupa-
tons are entering the factories
and standing on their feet for long
hours. When the days work is
done. they get into a car or bus
and go home. They have been in
the habit of walking but that is
over. They do not walk at all. con-
sequently the action of the leg
muscles does not aid the flow Of
blood and the veins dilate.
If the trouble is neglected or be-
comes bad, the incapacity is very
great and the suffering severe II
this undernOuriShed and tender
tissue is bruised or cut, It does not
heal and a varicose ulcer results.
When the trouble first starts, If
a tight bandage, especially an
elastic bandaGe, is applied from
the toes up to the knee and kept
on except while in bed. the more
serious results may be avoided.
Any constructing garter or article
OF clothing increases the trouble.
Many methods of treatment have
been advocated The tying off OF
many Of these veins or especially
the large ones high in the thigh
prevents back pressure
OF late years. the injection OF
some irritating solution into the
dilated veins for the purpose OF
causing them 10 collapse has been
widely used and is quite successful.
Combined tying OF the large YES
sells and injecting the smaller ones
is the most satisfactory method.
With either Of these procedures,
the patient must be on his feet as
much as possible. It is not safe or
successful without the aid Of exer-
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