subject: How To Avoid Getting Dvt [print this page] Deep vein Thrombosis is a severe problem that can occur when you keep still for too long while travelling. It's an increasingly common problem.
Avoiding DVT is essential, and can be done simply while on the plane. Even on short-haul flights from San Francisco to Boston it can be problem, but you overcome by undertaking a variety of stretching intended to get your blood flowing. Not only will you avoid illness, but you'll also avoid the stiffness that comes with sitting in a single position for many hours.
The first you can do is walk up and down the aisle of the plane every few hours. Don't feel guilty about doing this, it's an increasingly common strategy to deal with DVT and anyone who isn't doing it is only in danger of have their own problems. So ignore them and walk up and down the aisles a few times. It's best to do this when meals and not being served, but as soon as that has been done, you should feel free to move freely up and down the aisle, taking long and short strides. Do some stretches of your thighs and calves at either end of the plane to further help. On flights from Los Angeles to Bangkok or similar intercontinental trips, it's especially important due to the length of the journey and the increased risk.
While sat in your seat, for example on flights from Houston to Miami, you can similarly make the blood flow through your body without having to get up in the aisle for simply rotating your ankle. Raise you ankle and rotate it in a clockwise direction for 10 repetitions and then in a counter clockwise for an additional 10 repetitions. Cabin crew will able to further assist, or sell socks that help avoid DVT.
