Why do you need graduated compression socks

The legs have veins which can get tired very easily with our daily activity as well as inactivity.
That said what we need to understand is how the blood flows back from the legs to the heart and how the gravity plays role in it.

What basically happens is that in general the veins supply the blood back to heart and it is those very veins which when either damaged or because of gravity will be unable to send the blood back to the heart. When that happens there are chances of a blood clot happening and causing the sever fatigue or damage to the heart.

There are several diseases associated with this vein problem and the major ones being the venous thrombosis or varicose veins or edema.
All these diseases need special care by way of exercising or swimming or wearing of graduated compression socks.

Exercising and swimming work the calf muscles and the thigh muscles which in turn provide increased circulation of the blood back to the heart and that helps provide against the blood getting together at the end of the ankle.

In most cases the job demands are such that you either need to stand for long hours say security guards on duty or sit for long hours say the customer support people who answer phone calls and can never leave their desk and are sitting for long hours.

The best way is to avoid sitting or standing for long hours and instead have a break for five minutes and exercise. Even with exercise the doctors have now started recommending the graduated compression socks as that will help the pressure to be applied at the ankles and what means usually is that you will wear those socks instead of the normal socks.

Note : If you have warts then please do not wear these socks and make sure you get some cure for warts.

There are four different types of pressure ranges that you can choose from to get the desired socks.

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Welcome to my blog about the compression socks and stockings. The reason I started this blog is that while I was recommended the wearing of these socks there is very less amount of information available about the socks and how and where to buy them .

Apart from Wikipedia which lists in three four lines what compression socks are there is nothing much available as a comprehensive guide for compression stockings.

Here is what Wikipedia has to say
“Compression stockings are used to support the venous and lymphatic systems of the leg. They offer graduated compression where maximum compression is achieved at the ankle and decreases as you move up the leg. This compression, when combined with the muscle pump effect of the calf, aids in circulating blood and lymph fluid through the legs”

The main reasons why the compression socks are in demand is it provides help to patients who are being treated medically for the pooling of blood in their lower part of the legs called edema or varicose veins. Then some passengers who travel long hours by air and are seated for long also need to be treated for deep vein thrombosis.

The compression socks basic aim is to apply the pressure at the ankles and gradually apply less pressure at the top and that means increased circulation of blood.

In my next few posts about the compression sock I am going to talk about all the causes of pooling of the blood and how these socks help. The other thing to know is diabetic compression socks are opposite to normal therapeutic socks also known as the support socks.

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