They’re often recommended for people with vein-related conditions, but they can be useful in other situations, too.

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From long flights to pregnancy and diabetes, many circumstances and conditions can cause pain and swelling in the legs, ankles, and feet. Enter compression socks and stockings — specially designed ...

Frequent flyers know all too well the experience of stepping off planes with swollen ankles. This swelling occurs because we don’t use our muscles while flying, resulting in fluid pools in the foot ...

Dear Doctors: My job requires a lot of travel, including long-haul flights. My mom says that I need to start wearing compression socks so I do not get a blood clot. I’m 27, not overweight and in good ...

While oftentimes I can write a whole paragraph about how I did deep research of reviews, spoke to running experts and triple-checked fabrications to find just the right pair of running socks, the ...

Compression socks are a standard treatment for certain health conditions, such as chronic venous insufficiency, varicose veins and edema in the legs. They are also used to prevent formation of blood ...

Running a single mile — at about a 10-minute pace — consists of 1,700 steps. And each one of those steps produces ground reaction forces of about two and a half times your body weight. And you know ...

Diabetic socks refer to looser-fitting socks that prevent skin irritation and protect the feet. They are different than compression socks, which are generally tight-fitting and aim to prevent swelling ...