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.
My patient reported initial relief from the surgery, but he continues with leg pain and abnormal sensation, so his doctor referred him to physical therapy once again to manage the post-operative recovery. While talking with my patient, I asked him how long he spent in physical therapy. He told me he went to 20 sessions of physical therapy. I was surprised. My patient told me that the physical therapy never made him feel better, and in fact occasionally he left feeling worse. I asked him why he went for 20 sessions if he was getting no relief.