ArticleJornal vascular brasileiro2021
Effects of strengthening the surae triceps muscle on venous pump function in chronic venous insufficiency.
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- The Effects of Home-Based Strengthening Calf Muscle Exercise Program with Graduated Compression Stockings on Disease Severity, Muscle and Joint Function, and Quality of Life Among People with Chronic Venous Insufficiency: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Brazilian guidelines on chronic venous disease of the Brazilian Society of Angiology and Vascular Surgery.Jornal vascular brasileiro · 2023Article
- 'Valves' of the angular vein: Orbicularis oculi, depressor supercilii, and zygomaticus minor.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a common disease that causes calf muscle pump dysfunction and has repercussions for the hemodynamics of the structures involved.
objectivesTo analyze the effects on venous hemodynamics of exercises to strengthen the calf muscles in patients with CVI.
methodsThe study analyzed 25 lower limbs with CVI, classified from C1 to C5 according to the Clinical, Etiology, Anatomy, and Pathophysiology (CEAP) classification, in 13 patients recruited from a Lymphedema and Angiodysplasia Clinic at the Hospital Universitário Regional dos Campos Gerais (Brazil). The variables analyzed were collected by isometric dynamometry, goniometry, leg circumference measurement, and adipometry at baseline, after 1 month and 2 months and at the end of the exercise protocol.
resultsDorsiflexion and plantar flexion measurements increased by 5º (p < 0.001). Adipometry detected a reduction in 5 mm (p < 0.001). When grouped by CEAP class, C2 exhibited 5º increases in dorsiflexion (p = 0.02) and plantar flexion (p < 0.001); C3 exhibited a 5ºincrease in dorsiflexion (p = 0.003) and a 1mm reduction in adipometry (p < 0.004); and C1 exhibited a 1.2cm increase in leg circumference (p = 0.04).
conclusionsAdministration of exercise protocols should be considered as a treatment option for CVI, since it has a positive impact on risk factors and on the functions that are impaired by this pathology.
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