The Health Benefits of Compression Socks
Compression socks come in a variety of lengths, ranging from knee to thigh to actual tights. They apply pressure to your legs to improve circulation and reduce swelling. This pressure also stops blood from pooling in your feet. All the benefits have additional benefits. For example, improved circulation alone has a number of benefits and is hugely important as it affects every part of your body, by bringing the oxygen needed to them. Here are the healthy benefits of compression socks: 1. Prevent DVT (deep vein thrombosis) Having DVT or deep vein thrombosis is common, luckily compression socks can help. DVT is when blood clots deep in your veins, the veins that aren’t near the surface of your skin. It can cause horrible leg pain and swelling of the foot and ankle. By wearing compression socks you can reduce your risk, particularly after a surgery. Not just DVT but any blood clotting problem can be helped by wearing compression socks. 2. Dealing with orthostatic intolerance Orthostatic intolerance symptoms include severe dizziness upon standing. This is because the circulation to the brain isn’t working efficiently, and you aren’t getting enough oxygen to your brain. Everyone gets dizzy from time to time upon standing quickly, but orthostatic intolerance is a severe form of this.