Journal
Notes on veins, in plain English
Short articles written for patients and referrers. Where a topic now has its own page, the article points there.
FLOW / Patient library
Your questions, explored.
14 referenced guides to symptoms, assessment, treatment and recovery.
Explore the patient library ↗- 1 January 2025
Varicose Vein Treatment: Post-Treatment Instructions
What you should and should not do after varicose vein treatment at CVLM: walking, compression stockings, pain relief, travel, exercise and warning signs.
- 1 January 2025
What Causes Varicose Veins?
How the calf pump and vein valves normally return blood to the heart, what goes wrong in varicose veins, and what happens at a vein assessment.
- 1 January 2025
What is Chronic Venous Disease?
Chronic venous disease explained: the visible and functional changes in the leg veins, how common it is, and the skin signs that show it has been present for a while.
- 1 January 2025
Varicose Vein Treatment: Pre-Treatment Instructions
What you should and should not do before varicose vein treatment at CVLM: hydration, walking shoes, hormone therapy, and fake tan.
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