Effects of strengthening the surae triceps muscle on venous pump function in chronic venous insufficiency.
J Vasc Bras
; 20: e20200197, 2021.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a common disease that causes calf muscle pump dysfunction and has repercussions for the hemodynamics of the structures involved.OBJECTIVES:
To analyze the effects on venous hemodynamics of exercises to strengthen the calf muscles in patients with CVI.METHODS:
The 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.RESULTS:
Dorsiflexion 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).CONCLUSIONS:
Administration 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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MEDLINE
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Guideline
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Vasc Bras
Ano de publicação:
2021
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Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil