When restless leg occurs in conjunction with vein disorders, vein treatment can cause relief of symptoms and eliminate the need for medication. Skin Changes Skin changes can occur during many stages of venous disease. Swelling may occur around the leg, ankles, or around the knees.
A normal physical therapy session will last between 45 minutes to an hour and 15 minutes. During that time period there will be a combination of manual therapy and therapeutic exercise designed to focus on the deficits that were noted during the initial evaluation.
Once forward momentum is solidly established, progress will continue after therapy has ended, with occasional booster sessions. Dr. P.: Long-term therapy can go anywhere from a year or longer. Sometimes what will drive us to seek the assistance of a therapist are problems that do not get resolved in 10 to 20 sessions. Often these are problems that are more ingrained in terms of our lifestyle or character.