Burgers Exercise |Buerger Allen exercises: Health Benefits, How to do?
What are Burgers exercises?
Burgers exercise is the best exercise for arterial insufficiency of the lower extremities. This exercise will consist of the elevation of the leg followed by the dependency of legs, and finally in the horizontal position of the leg for rest. It is also known as a Buerger Allen exercises.
It is first time described by Leo Buerger in 1924 then updated by Arthur Allen to be a postural treatment option that is easy to perform and effective with low risk, for those people with lower limb arterial insufficiency.
Burgers exercise promotes lower limb perfusion, helps to increase wound healing, decreases peripheral neuropathy symptoms. This is the best conservative treatment for peripheral vascular disease. The main of this exercise is to improve blood circulation to the lower extremities.
Health Benefits by doing Burgers exercise
- These exercises are considered important prophylactic exercises for diabetic patients to increase blood circulation and control problems with diabetic foot later on.
- Helps to decrease peripheral neuropathy symptoms with diabetic patients.
- Helps to Promote collateral blood circulation.
- This exercise helps to Improve skin pressure perfusion.
- This exercise will increase peripheral circulation.
- Helps to Reduce necrosis period,
- Helps to reduce swelling.
- Helps to improve walking ability.
- Advised in Post-operative after orthopedic surgeries, and gynecological surgeries, to improve local blood circulation
How do burgers exercise in proper form?
- For this exercise, the patient lies on the plinth with both legs elevated up to 45 degrees, until the legs skin looks pale,after2 minutes of the period.
- This time varies from person to person. the patient should be in this position for 3 to 4 minutes.
- Then ask the patient to sit at the edge of the plinth by hanging a leg.
- At that time ask the patient to perform ankle and toe movement. this will be done for 2 minutes then ask the patient to lie supine with leg extended for 5 minutes of the period.
- This exercise you should for 3 to 4 times a day with each step repeated 5 to 6 times.
Mechanism Of burgers Exercises
- In this exercise we work on gravitation force which will help to empty and feel the blood vessels.
- At a time of elevation, gravity assists you in emptying the veins so it will increase the flow of the right atrium which promotes cardiac output.
- At leg hanging gravity will assist inflow to the distal arterioles in addition to movement will lead to muscle contraction.
- At a supine lying gravity assist to leg perfusion.
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When did you not do this exercise?
- If your healthcare provider suggests you take a rest.
- If you have abnormal blood pressure.
- If you feel more pain or feel numbness in your legs then consult your healthcare provider.
FAQs
What is the Buerger position?
The Buerger’s test is performed to determine whether the artery supply to the leg is adequate. It is carried out in two phases. Elevate both legs to a 45-degree angle while the patient is supine and hold for one to two minutes. Take note of the feet’s color.
What is Buerger Allen exercise?
Burgers exercise is the best exercise for arterial insufficiency of the lower extremities. This exercise will consist of the elevation of the leg followed by the dependency of legs, and finally in the horizontal position of the leg for rest. It is also known as a Buerger Allen exercises.
What is a positive Buerger’s test?
Buerger’s Test
The test is positive if the sole of the foot appears pale.
What is Buerger’s angle?
The angle at which the leg must be lifted when lying down before it turns pale is known as the vascular angle, also known as Buerger’s angle. Even when the limb is lifted 90 degrees, the toes and foot’s sole remain pink in a limb with normal circulation.
