Vascular surgeon Dr. Sumit Kapadia advocates simple ankle pump exercises to combat leg fatigue from prolonged sitting. These movements, requiring just 30 seconds hourly, boost circulation by engaging ...

When a blood clot develops in the leg, doctors refer to it as deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Deep veins carry blood back to the heart from the extremities. DVT may cause pain, warmth, and tenderness.

Patients who are bedridden or unable to move their legs are often at risk of developing Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), a potentially life-threatening condition caused by blood clots forming along the ...

Lindsay Curtis is a health & medical writer in South Florida. She worked as a communications professional for health nonprofits and the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of ...

Often, swollen ankles due to flying are harmless and go away on their own. In rare cases, however, ankle swelling may be a sign of deeper vein thrombosis (DVT), which is more serious and requires ...

1 Sports Orthopedic Research Center – Copenhagen (SORC-C), Arthroscopic Center, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital, Amager-Hvidovre, Denmark 2 Department of Radiology, ...

Long hours at the desk, endless flights or traffic jams-all take a toll on people who often go to bed every evening with heavy and tired legs. One of the easy solutions comes from vascular surgeon Dr.