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Can Standing Cause Varicose Veins?
Can standing cause varicose veins? Actually you’d be surprised how many things add to this condition. Find out what to do about it!
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Can Your Workouts Lead to Varicose Veins?
Can Your Workouts Lead to Varicose Veins? Has this ever happened to you, after a good workout session, you spot bulging blue veins on the surface of your legs? Yup, you’ve guessed it right. It’s probably varicose veins, the swollen and enlarged veins caused by poor blood flow in your […]
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Varicose Veins: Pain, Swelling & Managing Your Symptoms
Have you noticed your leg veins starting to swell and bulge? Do they ache and feel heavy sometimes? These are just among the tell-tale signs of varicose veins.
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What to Expect After Varicose Vein Treatment
What to Expect After Varicose Vein Treatment At Vascular & Interventional Specialists of Prescott, we understand that you want to know what to expect after varicose vein treatment. And while we can’t tell you exactly what your experience will be, our general guide to recovery can help you mentally prepare […]
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Keeping Your Legs Healthy and Attractive
Keeping Your Legs Healthy & Attractive Chronic venous insufficiency is a condition that causes decreased blood flow from the leg veins to the heart. The decreased blood flow causes the blood to pool in the leg veins, which can lead to varicose veins. Special valves in the blood vessels of […]
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Vertebroplasty: One Patient’s Story of How it Changed His Life
Vertebroplasty: One Patient’s Story of How it Changed His Life Are you suffering from agonizing pain that is interfering with your quality of life? Read one man’s story of how he went from bed-ridden to enjoying life again with this pain-relieving procedure. Meet Norman Walsh Norman, a local resident of […]
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The Catheterization Laboratory: Minimally Invasive Procedures Happen Here
The Catheterization Laboratory: Minimally Invasive Procedures Happen Here The location where an Interventional Radiologist performs image-guided, minimally invasive procedures is a room in the Catheterization Laboratory (Cath Lab) or the Angiography Suite. This state-of-the-art environment is like an operating room with diagnostic imaging equipment that assists the Interventional Radiologist during […]
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Defining Interventional Radiology: Meet Your Local IR Doctors
Defining Interventional Radiology: Meet Your Local IR Doctors “I was having leg pain whenever I walked. My primary care physician referred me to a local interventional radiologist, who she said could help me with this problem.” ~Caroline R. Interventional radiologists tend to fly below the healthcare radar, but they serve […]
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Aortic Stent Graft: A Minimally Invasive Procedure for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Aortic Stent Graft: A Minimally Invasive Procedure for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm “After Dr. Dicker showed me the before and after pictures, I was shocked. I probably wouldn’t have made it through the year.” –Mark Fillmore, Prescott Valley An aortic aneurysm is a weakened area in the body’s largest artery, the […]
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Interventional Radiologists: Pioneers of Minimally-Invasive Treatments for Peripheral Vascular Disease
Interventional Radiologists: Pioneers of Minimally-Invasive Treatments for Peripheral Vascular Disease Homer Stevens could not walk far because his legs would tire out quickly and his toe was black, swollen and very painful. His quality of life suffered. His podiatrist suggested that he might have a circulation problem and recommended he […]