| A new study from the Medical Research | | | | •Taking anticoagulants to prevent a |
| Institute in Wellington examined 62 cases of | | | | blood clot that can develop after some types |
| DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) and found that 34% | | | | of surgery. They are also used in people who |
| of them were office workers who had spent a | | | | have a high risk of developing blood clots, |
| long time sitting at their desk. Although | | | | such as those who have had previous clots. |
| 34% may not sound like a very significant | | | | |
| number, it is larger than the percentage of | | | | •Exercising your lower leg muscles to |
| people who developed DVT on while on long | | | | improve circulation in your legs. Point your |
| flights. | | | | toes up toward your head so that the calves |
| | | | of your legs are stretched, then relax. |
| The office workers at greatest risk were | | | | Repeat. This exercise is especially important |
| those who spent 14 hours a day at their desk, | | | | to do when you are sitting for long periods |
| spending 3 to 4 at a time in their chair | | | | of time. |
| without standing up. | | | | |
| | | | •Getting up out of bed as soon as |
| According to HealthDay, "DVT is the formation | | | | possible after an illness or surgery. It is |
| of a blood clot in a deep vein -- most | | | | very important to get moving as soon as you |
| commonly occurs in the legs. The clots can | | | | are able. If you cannot get out of bed, do |
| break free and travel through the bloodstream | | | | the leg exercise described above every hour |
| to the lungs, heart or brain and cause | | | | to keep the blood moving through your legs. |
| breathing problems, chest pain, or even death | | | | |
| from a stroke or heart attack. | | | | •Using special stockings called |
| | | | compression stockings to help prevent deep |
| The study found that the two most common jobs | | | | vein thrombosis if you are at an increased |
| to contract DVT are IT specialist and call | | | | risk. |
| center receptionist. | | | | |
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