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Treatment Options
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Helping Yourself
Although effective medications to treat DVT are available, doing whatever you can to prevent a clot is especially important if you are at risk. This can be accomplished by modifying as many of your risk factors as possible. The following are good ways to decrease your risk:
- Lose weight
- Stop smoking
- Exercise moderately and regularly
- Keep your blood pressure under control
- Keep your cholesterol levels in a healthy range
- Maintain an active lifestyle
- Resume activity as soon as possible after surgery (follow the advice of your doctor)
- Elevate your feet above your heart when you are immobile
- Wear support stockings or use other products that promote circulation such as a bed wedge or leg wedge
- Keep Moving! If you must stay seated for long periods of time, move your feet regularly.
Note: The above information is intended to supplement, not substitute for, the expertise and judgment of your physician, pharmacist, or other healthcare professional. It is not intended to diagnose a health condition, but it can be used as a guide to help you decide if you should seek professional treatment or to help you learn more about your condition once it has been diagnosed.
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