About Support Hose

How it works:
Since your legs are furthest from your heart, the blood flowing back up to your heart has to work against gravity. As a result, blood circulation is affected when standing or even sitting at a desk for long periods of time. To alleviate these problems, Dr’s recommend compression hosiery. The support in the ankle will boost the blood back up in your legs. You can expect relief the first time you wear surgical hose.

The first few times you put on compression hosiery will take getting used to. But then it will be as natural as any other hose. Except your feet will feel good as long as you wear them. Therapeutic Compression hosiery may sound unappealing, but the ache in your feet should convince you. After the first day, you’ll be a new person. Your feet won’t hurt, and the veins won’t get worse.

In the old days buying compression hosiery required a lot of effort. First an appointment with the doctor for a prescription, then an appointment with a fitter to be measured. Support Hosiery is now available “over the counter” in surgical supply and hosiery stores, or online. Just use the size charts correctly.