Compression Stockings
Improve Your Circulation and Relieve Your Legs
Compression stockings play a key role in managing venous health. At Medicart Ottawa: Vein & Aesthetic Clinic, we offer graduated compression stockings designed to relieve symptoms associated with venous insufficiency, improve blood circulation, and prevent various complications such as varicose veins, swelling, or the sensation of heavy legs. If you spend long hours standing, are pregnant, or have a family history of vein disorders, these stockings can significantly contribute to your well-being.
During your consultation, a phlebologist will take the necessary measurements to prescribe custom-fit compression stockings, ensuring both their effectiveness and your comfort.
How Do Graduated
Compression Stockings Work?
In the case of varicose veins, excessive pressure in the superficial veins can lead to fatigue or heaviness in the legs. It can also cause complications such as edema (swelling), eczema, skin pigmentation, or even ulcers. Graduated compression stockings help improve blood circulation and reduce these symptoms.
You should know…
- Support stockings do not hinder circulation; on the contrary, they promote blood flow in the lower limbs.
- Knee-high compression stockings are just as effective as full-leg stockings.
- Graduated compression stockings do not weaken leg muscles.
Wearing support stockings is a choice, not a chore. If it’s too hot in the summer, wear them less frequently and compensate by staying active, for example with walking or cycling.
They reduce pressure to restore normal blood flow.
The main goal of compression stockings is to reduce pressure in the superficial venous system. They exert more pressure at the ankle than at the thigh, promoting venous return upwards. This helps slow the formation of varicose veins and spider veins while relieving symptoms such as fatigue, heaviness, and swelling in the legs.
However, they do not replace medical treatment.
How to wear your compression stockings?
It is recommended to put them on while lying down, with your legs elevated. Start by wearing them gradually: one hour on the first day, two hours on the second day, and so on. After that, you can determine if you need to wear them daily or only during long standing periods.
Today, compression stockings are as stylish as those sold in stores. They are available in various colors and styles. Your doctor will prescribe the ones that best suit your needs
Walking enhances the effect of graduated compression stockings
Walking and cycling engage the calf muscles. When these muscles contract, they apply pressure to the veins of the deep venous network, promoting blood return upwards, against gravity. This boosts the effectiveness of compression stockings and improves blood circulation.
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