Long flights can be boring, uncomfortable affairs. After packing your bags under the weight limit, making your way through security, and dealing with a rat race at the gate, your reward is an interminable voyage in an uncomfortable seat.
But that may be the least of your worries.
Traveler’s thrombosis is known in medical terms as a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). A DVT is a blood clot restricting circulation, usually in a lower extremity. The problem with a DVT is that if the blood clot dislodges and travels from the leg to the heart, brain, or lungs, it can lead to a heart attack, stroke, or pulmonary embolism (PE), which restricts breathing. All of these are serious, life-threatening conditions.
Turn over this insert to learn more about DVT and how you can prevent it, no matter how long your flight is.
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