How to prevent travel-induced swollen legs and feet?

How to prevent "travel-induced swollen legs and feet"

www.cainfo.com2005-12-15 09:38:21 Source: "People's Daily Overseas Edition"

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No matter what kind of transportation you take when traveling, your legs and feet will swell when you sit, stand or walk over time. Medically, this kind of swollen legs and feet caused by traveling but with no other causes is called "tourist swollen legs and feet". In order to prevent travel-induced swollen legs and feet, please pay attention to the following points:

1. Properly arrange travel time and routes, do not rush endlessly throughout the day, and pay attention to the balance between work and rest.

2. Pay attention to changes in body position during the journey. After standing and walking for a period of time, sit or lie down for a while with your legs raised. When riding in a car or boat for a long time, you should raise your legs to facilitate the return of venous blood in your legs and feet.

3. When traveling for a long time shopping or hiking, it is best to wear leggings with appropriate elasticity, or wrap a wide cloth belt around the calf several times and secure it with pins.

4. After each day's travel, scald your feet with hot water to dilate the blood vessels in your feet and facilitate the return of blood.

5. In case of travel-induced leg and foot swelling, you should lie down and rest for a day or two, and raise your legs and feet so that they are higher than the heart to facilitate blood return. It will get better in a day or two. If the swelling in your legs and feet still does not reduce, you should ask your doctor for further treatment.