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