Chronic venous insufficiency is an advanced stage of varicose / vein disease and is caused by either superficial (spider veins or large varicose veins) or a deep (after deep vein thrombosis) venous pathology and is characterized by an increase in venous pressure during standing /walking. Most often this condition is seen in the veins of the lower extremities. Symptoms include leg swelling, leg pain, and muscle cramps. This condition can predispose to venous thrombosis, leg ulcer .Learn more. ..
Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a chronic disease of the venous system . Venous disease start with the reversal of blood flow in the veins ( called " reflux " ) , this leads to pooling of toxic blood in the extremities . The toxic blood cause injury to the tissues to a stage when its beyond the repair capabilities of our body mechanisms . There is cellular death , which is evidenced from skin ulceration and various skin conditions . The various clinical signs and symptoms which suggest of CVI include :
Swelling : limbs will be swollen due to edema .. edema is on of he earliest signs of CVI
