Saturday, April 28, 2007

Health Tip #0001 - DVT

Nothing's more important than your health. All the money in the world won't mean a thing if you can't enjoy it properly.

I'll be posting a health tip that I pick up in class every now and then.

Today's tip is about not sitting or standing for too long. When that happens, there's a higher tendency for blood to coagulate at parts of veins in your legs. Most of the times these go away on their own, but if one is in a sedentary position for too long, the blood might clot, causing deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This happens especially during long flights, where one's movement is quite restricted.

It might be days before you feel any symptoms, in the form of aches, pains, and swelling, and this because the clot is blocking the blood from reaching other parts of your body.

In a more serious scenario, the thrombus might get dislodged, forming an embolus. And this embolus might get stuck anywhere in your blood vessel, causing an embolism. The most severe consequences of this is a heart attack or a stroke.

There was a case recently where an employee of HP in Sg suffered a heart attack because she was sitting at her desk for too long. This was probably what happened to her.

So just take note if you have a tendency to sit in front of the TV or computer, or anywhere Else, for prolonged periods. Get up and move about every now and then. Or just do some leg exercises while you're seated.

Guys, if girls complain about you shaking your leg when you are sitting, feel free to use this excuse. It's so valid.

4 comments:

Nerd, Geek & Mineral Makeup addict! said...

i think a simple excuse like "balls itchy" might be easier to use and also aids in dissuading further discussion on the issue.

Unknown said...

oei, this is PG blog ok.. don't anyhow use words like that! >=|

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