Compression Stockings: The Brands
While your doctor may outline the instructions you’ll need when you first buy compression stockings, knowing the difference between the brands can be helpful. We are happy to share a few tips to help you with this decision. Once you have a recommendation from your doctor for the type and pressure level of the compression [...]
Read more »An Explanation – What are Compression Stockings?
If you have recently heard about compression socks or stockings, you may have lots of questions about what they are, how they are used, how to know what size to get, how they are different from regular pantyhose and socks, and more. Well, you’ve come to the right place – we’ll discuss all of those [...]
Read more »The Benefits of Wearing Support Stockings
While some may think that support stockings are only used for medical related circumstances, we are finding that there are more and more benefits and reasons to wear support stockings. Whether you use compression socks, support stockings, or compression stockings, odds are you are referring to the same type of product. With all the new [...]
Read more »5 Uses for Compression Stockings
Even though you’re on a blog about compression stockings and support stockings, you might still be wondering, “What are support stockings used for?” Both compression stockings and support stockings are intended to aid blood circulation in your legs and/or lower body by using graduated pressure (stronger at the bottom, lighter at the top) to encourage [...]
Read more »DVT – March Awareness Month
March is DVT awareness month. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) occurs when a blood clot forms in a deep vein. Preventive care for DVT includes the use of compression stockings and compression socks. You may be surprised to hear that Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) affects thousands of Americans every year, though many are unclear about exactly [...]
Read more »Compression Stockings Can Prevent Pulmonary Embolism
Tennis star Serena Williams was hospitalized Monday for a pulmonary embolism, a serious health problem for which she has been to the hospital several times over the past week. A pulmonary embolism (PE) is caused by a blockage that travels through the bloodstream to the lungs, obstructing the blood flow. Usually the clot travels from [...]
Read more »Why do some people wear thigh high and others wear pantyhose compression stockings?
Thigh high compression stockings go all the way to the top of your thigh so while they provide support on and above the knee, they do not provide compression to the groin or hip.
Read more »Can I cut off the feet of my compression stockings?
Please do not cut off the feet on any of your compression stockings. Compression stockings must have the foot portion because it acts like an anchor for the compression stockings.
Read more »What is the difference between compression stockings for men and compression stockings for women?
People often wonder if there is a difference between compression stockings that are for men and compression stockings that are for women. Manufacturers label them different, put different pictures on the box, etc, etc.
Read more »I have been wearing thigh high compression stockings with silicone band, but I have developed an allergic reaction to the silicone, what can I do?
Irritation from the silicone top band of your thigh high compression stockings is not fun. Here are some things you can do.
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