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Varicose Veins are on the rise.

• niels_olson 15y ago
  Doc here. True. However, the societal health care burdens of obesity and chronic back pain are far higher than varicosities. Personally, I opt for the standing desk and a bar stool on standby if I want a break. Occupational standing is probably the number one risk factor for varicosities, even ahead of gender http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21846281 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21846281 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14531170 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14531170 However, the role of prolonged sitting on varicosities (mechanistically plausible due to such factors as pelvic venous congestion and increased intraabdominal pressure) is simply unknown. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12934754 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12934754