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Simple Compression Stocking Trick Could Stop Spider Veins Before They Start

Learn why compression stockings are dermatologists' top recommendation for stopping leg vein development, plus professional ...

Therabody JetBoots Prime Review: Effective, But Far From Essential For All

The Therabody JetBoots Prime are designed to help manage post-workout soreness and circulatory issues. Here are my findings ...
Oregonian

Dear Doctor: What are the alternatives to compression socks?

DEAR DR. ROACH: I have chronic venous insufficiency. My doctor tells me there is nothing for it but compression socks, and I cannot put them on. -- S.G. ANSWER: Chronic venous insufficiency is a ...
Medscape

Inelastic Compression Legging Produces Gradient Compression and Significantly Higher Skin Surface Pressures Compared with an Elastic Compression Stocking

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 ...
Nursing Times

Surgical patients’ adherence to the use of compression stockings

Surgical patients are at increased risk of developing deep-vein thrombosis. Routine prophylaxis can be pharmacological and mechanical. Our systematic review of studies assessing patientsâ preference ...
JSTOR Daily

Compression Stockings and Rubber Floor Mats: Do They Benefit Workers With Chronic Venous Insufficiency and a Standing Profession?

Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is a burden to many workers, especially to those with a standing profession. Preventive measures ar seldom taken. A quasirandomized parallel group trial was ...