Pregnancy is another of the common causes of swollen feet and ankles. There are three reasons for this: Severe swelling of feet in pregnancy can be a sign of pre-eclampsia which is a medical emergency so always discuss it with your doctor or midwife.
visual analogue scale for pain (VAS), n a simple assessment tool consisting of a 10 cm line with 0 on one end, representing no pain, and 10 on the other, representing the worst pain ever experienced, which a patient indicates so the clinician knows the severity of his or her pain.
The initial VAS score was reduced from 8.15 to 2.70 6 months after therapy, with an even lower score of 2.14 5 years later2. 50% of patients initially treated with Cystistat did not need additional therapy after 5 years2. 85.4% (41/48) patients experienced a decrease in VAS score of >2.