Thirty subjects (14 females, 16 males; ages 55–77 years) received elastic (Sigvaris 500, 30–40 mm Hg range, Sigvaris, Inc., Peachtree City, GA) and inelastic (CircAid C3 with Built-in-Pressure System ...

Compression socks apply pressure to your lower legs. This can help to increase blood flow and boost circulation, which can be especially helpful if you have venous insufficiency. Compression socks and ...

IN a recent study it was found that the incidence of pulmonary embolism was reduced in hospital patients who wore elastic stockings as compared with those who wore nonelastic stockinette throughout ...

Vein-related problems are becoming one of the more common chronic conditions in the United States. About 40 percent of the US population may be affected by chronic venous insufficiency, a condition ...

Graduated compression stockings exert the greatest degree of compression at the ankle, and the level of compression gradually decreases up the garment They are often used to treat chronic venous ...

The elastic stocking produced significantly lower skin surface pressures than the inelastic legging in both the ankle and below-knee regions (p < .001) (Figure 4). Mean (± standard error) surface ...