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Physiology & Medicine / Re: Could Inclined Bed Therapy (IBT) replace surgery for varicose veins and oedema?
« on: 02/06/2014 04:18:00 »
Just found this forum. Will read through the entire thread eventually, but wanted to add.
I've slept on inclined bed for over 14 years, during which time, had a minimal bed head height of 8 inches, and now at 18 inches. Recently learned I have varicose veins and chronic venal insufficiency. Upon learning, I raised the leg portion of my mattress, thereby forming a bed head height of 18 inches, dipping at the pelvis and then a raised leg height up to my chest height. Very similar in shape to those adjustable head and leg height beds. Here's what happened overnight.
1. My feet became far less sensitive to cold and were far more comfortable in hot shoes.
2. Some muscle knots in my legs reduced by 80%.
3. Tension in my pelvis reduced by 60%
I've interpreted the above as my circulation improved--blood was able to return from my tall body extremities much easier during rest period of sleeping.
I don't know why original poster's veins actually improved, but I would guess that most people are more likely to worsen leg problems by an inclined bed.
Additionally, these type of issues I believe are better estimated by guessing the state of nature. In such, most humans have likely evolved sleeping on mostly harder, flat surfaces . As such, people slept moreso on their backside. This optimal sleep position developed through hundreds of thousands of years of evolution will better forecast whether inclined-bed sleep therapy study will work. After all, even a six month study will not reveal the issues that will later occur in sixteen years.
If anyone knows very long term effect of inclined bed sleeping or even inclined bed with raised legs sleeping, I would love to learn!
I've slept on inclined bed for over 14 years, during which time, had a minimal bed head height of 8 inches, and now at 18 inches. Recently learned I have varicose veins and chronic venal insufficiency. Upon learning, I raised the leg portion of my mattress, thereby forming a bed head height of 18 inches, dipping at the pelvis and then a raised leg height up to my chest height. Very similar in shape to those adjustable head and leg height beds. Here's what happened overnight.
1. My feet became far less sensitive to cold and were far more comfortable in hot shoes.
2. Some muscle knots in my legs reduced by 80%.
3. Tension in my pelvis reduced by 60%
I've interpreted the above as my circulation improved--blood was able to return from my tall body extremities much easier during rest period of sleeping.
I don't know why original poster's veins actually improved, but I would guess that most people are more likely to worsen leg problems by an inclined bed.
Additionally, these type of issues I believe are better estimated by guessing the state of nature. In such, most humans have likely evolved sleeping on mostly harder, flat surfaces . As such, people slept moreso on their backside. This optimal sleep position developed through hundreds of thousands of years of evolution will better forecast whether inclined-bed sleep therapy study will work. After all, even a six month study will not reveal the issues that will later occur in sixteen years.
If anyone knows very long term effect of inclined bed sleeping or even inclined bed with raised legs sleeping, I would love to learn!