Lie on your back with the leg you want to exercise straight. The other knee should be bent to support your lower back. Tighten the muscle on the top of your thigh and lift to the level of your other knee. Slowly lower.
While it was originally believed that most vascular malformations are present at birth (congential), cavernous malformation lesions may develop throughout the lifetime of the affected individual. Other vascular malformations are not congenital, but are caused by trauma, radiation, or other injury to the spinal cord.
Treating cavernous malformations. Treatment decisions will be made between the patient and a team of physicians on a case-by-case basis and will depend on the location of the cavernous malformation, the severity and nature of symptoms, the patientâs age and health status, and the risk involved in treatment.