Compression stockings, also known as compression socks, are specially made socks that fit tighter than normal so they gently squeeze your legs. Wearing them helps improve your blood flow and reduces ...

People who don't wear graduated compression stockings when they fly are more than 12 times more likely to develop Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) than those who do, according to a research review published ...

BERLIN, GERMANY — Individualized elastic compression stocking (ECS) therapy can shorten the duration of treatment and is noninferior to the standard 2 years of stocking use to prevent post–thrombotic ...

PHILADELPHIA — (August 17, 2004) One of every three to four people with deep vein thrombosis (a blood clot) in the leg develops complications. These complications range from swelling, skin ...

Stockholm, Sweden - A new randomized trial shows no benefit from the use of thigh-length graduated compression stockings (GCS) to prevent proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in patients immobilized by ...

People wearing compression stockings on long-haul flights may have one tenth the risk of developing a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) compared to those who do not wear compression stockings. People wearing ...

Antithrombotic medications are the mainstay of preventative therapy for deep-vein thrombosis (DVT); however, these drugs are associated with an increased risk of bleeding and are contraindicated in ...

...national stroke guidelines recommending the use of graduated compression stockings need to be updated Thigh-length graduated compression stockings offer no additional benefit over routine care for ...