What is it about?

This chapter is about how to treat Chronic Venous Insufficiencies with different physiotherapeutic approaches. Compression therapy, active and passive therapy means are explained. Examples are endurance and strength training and aqua-exercises.

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Why is it important?

Treating Chronic Venous Diseases with physiotherapy is important firstly because of their wide distribution within the population. Secondly it empowers the patient to conteract the different symptoms.

Perspectives

I hope this article may spread the knowledge of an important physiotherapeutic field within internal medicine. You may get some insights and ideas on how to guide your affected patient through this disease.

Margit Eidenberger
University of Applied Sciences for Health Professions Upper Austria

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This page is a summary of: Physiotherapy in Chronic Venous Disease, August 2023, IntechOpen,
DOI: 10.5772/intechopen.1002497.
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