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About 85% of air travel thrombosis victims are athletic, usually endurance-type athletes like marathoners. People with slower resting blood flow are at greater risk of stasis, stagnant blood subject to clotting. Also, they are more likely to have bruises and sore muscles that can trigger clotting.
No other risk factor comes close to this. Age over 60 is supposed to be a risk factor, but these victims are younger, 82% of them under 60.
Athletes should flex their legs at fifteen minute intervals during air travel. If other risk factors are present, such as a personal or family history of clots, more frequent flexing would be advisable, and wearing compression stockings. Avoid sleeping. The English soccer team flying to the World Cup games in Japan broke the trip into two segments with a two-day rest stop and wore compression stockings during the flights.
The injury often feels like a muscle cramp and is usually misdiagnosed, aggravating the injury and increasing the risk of permanent disability or death. Tips on recognizing symptoms and avoiding misdiagnosis are available in a free Leaflet.
New hope for victims lies in an experimental treatment being studied at National Institutes of Health by Dr. Richard Chang. He is using recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) to dissolve clots. By dissolving clots immediately instead of waiting weeks for lysing to dissolve them, the chance of permanent vein damage is greatly reduced. But the treatment must begin within two weeks of clot formation, after which the clot resists this treatment. Many victims, including physicians who are victims, are not able to recognize symptoms and get a correct diagnosis within two weeks. The free Leaflet could make you one of the lucky ones. For free treatment, contact Richard Chang at RChang@mail.cc.nih.gov.
No other risk factor comes close to this. Age over 60 is supposed to be a risk factor, but these victims are younger, 82% of them under 60.
Athletes should flex their legs at fifteen minute intervals during air travel. If other risk factors are present, such as a personal or family history of clots, more frequent flexing would be advisable, and wearing compression stockings. Avoid sleeping. The English soccer team flying to the World Cup games in Japan broke the trip into two segments with a two-day rest stop and wore compression stockings during the flights.
The injury often feels like a muscle cramp and is usually misdiagnosed, aggravating the injury and increasing the risk of permanent disability or death. Tips on recognizing symptoms and avoiding misdiagnosis are available in a free Leaflet.
New hope for victims lies in an experimental treatment being studied at National Institutes of Health by Dr. Richard Chang. He is using recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (rt-PA) to dissolve clots. By dissolving clots immediately instead of waiting weeks for lysing to dissolve them, the chance of permanent vein damage is greatly reduced. But the treatment must begin within two weeks of clot formation, after which the clot resists this treatment. Many victims, including physicians who are victims, are not able to recognize symptoms and get a correct diagnosis within two weeks. The free Leaflet could make you one of the lucky ones. For free treatment, contact Richard Chang at RChang@mail.cc.nih.gov.
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