According to an article by Yale Medicine compression socks can help with the following conditions:
- Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI): This condition, caused by damage in the veins in the legs, can lead to ulcers and serious swelling in the legs, spider veins, and skin color changes. There is high-quality evidence that compression stockings can help heal ulcers and prevent their recurrence.
- Deep vein thrombosis (DVT): Compression socks can help with acute edema (swelling) and pain caused by this condition, characterized by one or more blood clots in the legs.
- Varicose veins: Compression socks can reduce swelling and leg fatigue caused by the condition, which is characterized by bulging, enlarged veins.
- Lymphedema: Compression socks can help reduce swelling and prevent attacks of cellulitis (a bacterial skin infection) for people with this condition, in which lymphatic fluid, a protein-rich fluid usually eliminated through the lymphatic system, doesn’t drain properly in the legs. (Women may wear compression sleeves to manage breast cancer-related lymphedema in the arm.)
In addition, “pregnancy is a great time to wear compression stockings and thigh-high ones in particular,” says Dr Tonnessen from Yale University. “There is also evidence that venous disease is more prevalent during pregnancy, and compression stockings are a standard therapy.”
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