Q My legs have swollen every evening for years. Do I simply have to live with it?
A Being long-standing does not put it beyond help. Swelling is sensitive to daily conditions, so it responds relatively quickly when those conditions change. What matters is maintenance, since it returns easily once care stops.
Detailed Answer
After several years, reduced muscle mass, low activity and weight gain are often tangled together. In that case, building the strength that uses the legs matters as much as draining the swelling. If evening swelling has begun to persist into the morning, it is worth having it checked.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
The measure is not "never swelling" but "how much in the evening and how far it recovers by morning". Whether a night's sleep returns it to baseline, or it lingers for days, tells us the state. A faster recovery is the sign of improvement.
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