Tag - Compression Stockings

Benefit of wearing compression stockings in the treatment of venous and lymphatic disease

This was published in "Phlebology" Indications for medical compression stockings in venous and lymphatic disorders: An evidence-based consensus statement Eberhard Rabe1 , Hugo Partsch2 , Juerg Hafner3 , Christopher Lattimer4 , Giovanni Mosti5 , Martino Neumann6 , Tomasz Urbanek7 , Monika Huebner8 , Sylvain Gaillard9 and Patrick Carpentier10 Abstract Objective: Medical compression stockings are a standard, non-invasive treatment option for all venous and lymphatic diseases. The aim of this consensus document is to provide up-to-date recommendations and evidence grading on the indications...

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Compression stockings for preventing deep vein thrombosis in airline passengers.

Clarke MJ1, Broderick C, Hopewell S, Juszczak E, Eisinga A. Author information 1Centre for Public Health, Queen's University Belfast, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Block B, Royal Victoria Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK, BT12 6BJ. Abstract BACKGROUND: Air travel might increase the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). It has been suggested that wearing compression stockings might reduce this risk. This is an update of the review first published in 2006. OBJECTIVES: To assess the effects of wearing compression stockings versus not wearing them for...

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Why wear Compression Socks during exercise?

Wearing compression socks whilst running might not make you run a sub-three-hour marathon but they might help you recover faster from training runs and races. See this link for more details. We will have the Resoxx sports compression socks for sale on our website soon but if you have queries in the meantime drop us an email.

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Benefits of Compression Hosiery in Pregnancy

A recent article in the Journal Phlebologie (2013 ; 42: 301-307) looked at the benefits of wearing Compression Hosiery during pregnancy. The results as outlined below make for interesting reading   " At the beginning of the study, the quality of life and the subjective symptoms had been rated as worse in the group with compression hosiery than in the group without it. During the course of pregnancy, however, an improvement occurred rather than any exacerbation. The negative characteristics of wearing...

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