Abano.it - Circulation problems

When we talk about circulation problems, we refer to all those negative effects on venous flow. The origin of circulation problems is very complex: bad circulation can be caused by hereditary problems, excessive fatigue, water retention, sedentary life, etc. Because of this complexity of causes, prevention must cover different aspects and has to be planned according to an accurate medical examination.

The most common circulation problems are:

Varicose veins: the veins exhaustion;

Capillaries;

Venous stasis: the blood circulation slowdown in some parts of the body;

Cold feet: actually they are the display of a circulation problem caused by cellulite and vasomotor laziness (a reduced release and constriction of blood vessels activity).

Water physical activity is a very efficacious treatment because it combines exercises with the massaging effect of water... You can get an even more efficacious effect from your treatment if you alternate warm and cold water: it is a very good "vascular gymnastic" that helps a better reduced release and constriction of blood vessels (warm water is a vasodilator while cold water is a vasoconstrictor).

A correct training program carried out in the proper way and with the right scientific information, will help you getting all the benefits from the combination of physical exercise and thermal water, such as:

Increase in muscular pump activity: While water surrounds the legs during the exercises, the muscles voluntary contractions act like a "muscular pump"; in this way blood can "spread" from inferior valves to the heart;

Raising of venous return to the heart thanks to less gravity in water;

Superficial vasodilatation of the skin;

Muscular pump on the vessels;

Blood vessel gymnastic (alternating cold and warm water).

If the water is particularly warm (more than 35°), avoid to remain in the pool more than 20/30’, because a prolonged vasodilatation could have an effect completely opposite to the desired one.

Always do exercises proper to your possibilities and conditions (inform the trainer about your eventual problems).

Relay on a qualified and expert trainer who knows the problems and effects of moving in thermal waters.

Drink often before, during and after the exercises in thermal water (even if you do not notice it, the thermal waters makes you sweat a lot). The ideal drink is water plus minerals and oligo-elements (to replace the ones lost sweating).