| Perhaps you have heard about it on
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| | people who are confined to desks and
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| television, this recent phenomenon of
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| | chairs to take advantage of quick breaks
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| people suffering serious illness, and
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| | to get the blood flowing again. Even in
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| even death, as a result of blood
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| | an airplane, it is possible to stand up
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| circulatory problems. In this modern age
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| | and move slightly around the cabin, if
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| of travel and jobs that require less
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| | only to stimulate blood flow in the lower
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| physical labor, we are fast becoming a
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| | half of the body and prevent numbness.
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| sedentary race, and unfortunately this is
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| | Alternating Pressure and DVT
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| causing various health issues like deep
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| | Ergonomic devices at work and home are
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| vein thrombosis. Fortunately, this is an
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| | always a plus. An alternating pressure
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| easily preventable condition that doesn't
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| | cushion, for one, can improve circulation
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| take much work.
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| | during times of inactivity.
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| What is Deep Vein Thrombosis?
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| | Alternating pressure refers to a device
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| Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) is a
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| | that inflates and deflates in sections.
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| condition defined by a blood clot, or
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| | Think of an air mattress or air seat
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| thrombus, forming in a deep vein.
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| | cushion. As one pocket, the air is
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| Commonly affecting the leg veins, such as
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| | stagnant and does not move. When you sit
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| the femoral, popliteal, or the deep veins
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| | on one, it may feel like sitting on an
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| of the pelvic region, DVT can prove fatal
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| | elevated version of the chair.
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| if the clot makes it way into the blood.
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| | Circulation remains the same.
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| Clots may become caught in the veins and
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| | Alternating pressure, however, works in a
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| block circulation, or enter the heart and
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| | cushion devised of two or more air
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| cause death. Therefore, it is always
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| | bladders interconnected to alternate
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| important to maintain good circulation
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| | inflating and deflating. Some bladders
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| and keep the blood clear. Consulting a
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| | rise while others fall, and vice versa.
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| physician or licensed therapist can help
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| | This constant movement in a cushion lifts
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| determine the best methods for staying
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| | and shifts the body in place, so even
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| healthy.
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| | though one is sitting there is
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| What causes Deep Vein Thrombosis?
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| | opportunity for better circulation.
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| While recent research shows that various
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| | Where there is better blood flow,
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| factors prove to put a person at risk for
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| | naturally, there is less discomfort.
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| DVT, a more common cause for deep vein
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| | Alternating pressure keeps the blood
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| thrombosis is inactivity. The less you
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| | moving and the skin healthy, allowing it
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| move, the slower your blood circulates,
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| | to breathe. When skin breathes, it
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| thereby increasing the chances for clots
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| | maintains a healthy color and elasticity.
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| to form. Business travelers, people who
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| | The blood flows and has less opportunity
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| spend long hours in cramped airplane
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| | to clot, thereby decreasing risk of DVT.
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| seats or in cars, and people confined to
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| | For the constant traveler and the cubicle
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| wheelchairs are especially at risk if
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| | worker, an alternating pressure device
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| they are unable to regularly circulate
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| | can be handy in eliminating the risk of
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| the blood in their legs.
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| | blood clots in the legs, and in turn
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| Therefore, it is always recommended for
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| | preventing serious conditions.
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