Over the past 25 years we have witnessed an explosion in travel, especially longer haul (> 4 hours) airline travel. Airlines admit that they are providing passengers with far less seat/leg space than ever before. Just last month, I flew…
For over 60 years, the treatment of a blood clot in a vein relied on a combination of two drugs, heparin and after a few days, warfarin (Coumadin) therapy. This method of treatment was difficult due to the hard time…
Ever since I wrote my November, 2016 blog on “The Body’s Core and How to Strengthen It” I have been asked by my patients to further explain both the concept of the body’s core and some practical aspects of keeping…
Swelling in only one leg has been a frequent patient presentation in our clinic and is a problem that usually requires a multi-step evaluation before making a diagnosis. Some of our patients have already had an ultrasound elsewhere that showed…
For over 100 years, aspirin has been known to reduce blood clotting. I write about aspirin because I continue to encounter a number of patients who take a daily aspirin without a legitimate medical reason for doing so. Likewise, there…
The answer: Usually not. Varicose veins are caused by a failure of multiple one way valves inside our leg veins. The failing valves allow for a reversal of the flow of blood normally going to the heart. This change of…
Many of the patients we see want to have a better understanding of the difference between an artery and a vein. It’s understandable that there is some confusion between the two as there are so many tests, treatments and medications…
The short answer is YES, but very little. Cholesterol lowering drugs, often called “statins” are intended to lower an important component of your total blood cholesterol, the LDL or “low density lipoproteins”. An LDL below 100 is felt to be…
Spotting Vein Disease Believe it or not, this is a photo of a healthy athlete and not of a person with disease of their circulation. Yes, the image suggests something abnormal but this cyclist’s legs are extremely fit. All vein…
I wish I could give my patients a simple answer to this question, similar to telling them that a Strep. bacteria caused their sore throat. There is clearly a heritable (genetic) component to the development of varicose veins since the…
