Types of Compression Garments

One of the biggest scares for people who often fly on long haul flights is the risk of developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT). There’s been a huge amount of debate surrounding the link between DVT and flying long haul, but the correlation can’t be ignored, especially if you’re a nervous flier.

Nurses around the world work incredibly hard to give the best patient care possible. Part of the incredible work nurses do involves being on their feet for a long time, which can take its toll on legs. Here at Compression Stockings we want to help nurses be at their best so that you can continue to deliver great levels of care to patients.

Graduated compression stockings is the full name given to the most common form of compression stockings by doctors. This is because there are several different types of compression stockings, and doctors have to be clear on what exactly they are using.

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One of the most common uses for compression stockings is to help manage lymphoedema, a condition where the body’s lymphatic system fails to properly drain fluid from tissue, causing tissue and limbs to swell. In fact, compression stockings form a big part of decongestive lymphatic therapy – the most common treatment for lymphoedema.

Here at Compression Stockings we know that people of all shapes and sizes can need compression therapy, so we sell a wide variety of compression stockings in bodyform and plus-size styles so that everyone can benefit from the advantages compression therapy can bring.

Not all compression stockings are about fashion, some of them, like our anti-embolism models, are pure function, and legs recovering from injury and surgery will be sure to thank you for them.

Compression socks, as the name might suggest, provide compression to your lower leg. This has a number of benefits, but the main one is that it boosts your circulation. It does this by helping the natural pumping action of the muscles in your lower leg, helping blood flow back to your heart. The pressure is strongest at your ankle and weakens as the sock goes up your leg, to help maximise blood flow. This has a number of great applications.

Compression socks are a form of compression stocking. Unlike compression stockings, compression socks only come in a below-knee style and are mostly aimed at men who need a compression garment but don’t feel comfortable wearing stockings. They’re designed to look like normal socks so men who need compression therapy can get the help they need without feeling self-conscious about wearing stockings.