Everyone can benefit from a vein screening as a part of their preventative medicine routine, which is easy and non invasive to perform. The following factors increase your risk for venous disease and will benefit most from a screening:
- Everyone can benefit from a vein screening as a part of their preventative medicine routine, which is easy and non invasive to perform. The following factors increase your risk for venous disease and will benefit most from a screening:
Painful or swollen legs – common indicators that there may be an underlying issue in the veins. - Age – While older people are at a higher risk for venous disease, it can start as early as childhood. Adults over 55 are at greatest risk.
- Heredity is the number one risk factor for venous disease. If your parents had varicose veins, you have a 70-80% percent chance of developing them.
- Women, especially those that have had multiple pregnancies, are three times more likely than men to develop venous disorders.
- Professions that require long periods of sitting or standing increase one’s risk.
