TRAVEL compression socks - effective foot care on long journeys
Probably everyone has noticed swelling on the legs after a long trip. They also often occur after air travel, especially if they last more than 4 hours. Swelling is a stagnation of fluid in the legs, which leads to a feeling of heaviness, fatigue, tightness in the lower legs, sometimes pain and cramps.
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Why does swelling occur?
Edema occurs due to a person's prolonged immobility. In normal (active) life, leg muscles help the veins: they contract, put pressure on the vessel walls and “push” the blood towards the heart. But, if the muscles are inactive, the vessels do not cope with their task and blood begins to stagnate in the veins. The longer a person sits or lies down, the more likely they are to develop swelling.
What else is the risk of a long trip?
While swelling causes a lot of discomfort and discomfort but usually goes away on its own, a complication such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) can rarely even lead to death. DVT occurs more often in people with hereditary predisposition or risk factors (e.g. obesity), but no one is really immune to it.
In most cases, deep vein thrombosis is complicated by post-thrombotic syndrome with impaired blood flow in the veins and the development of chronic venous insufficiency.
In most cases, deep vein thrombosis is complicated by post-thrombotic syndrome with impaired blood flow in the veins and the development of chronic venous insufficiency.
How do you help your feet on a long trip?
The best prevention of swelling and deep vein thrombosis on a long journey is physical activity. If you can not get up and walk, you should at least lift your legs, move them, cross them. On a car trip, you should regularly make stops and at this time actively warm up.
Doctors also recommend using medical knitwear of compression class A while traveling.
Doctors also recommend using medical knitwear of compression class A while traveling.
What is a compression class A hosiery?
This is a special medical underwear (socks and stockings), which provides light pressure on the tissues of the legs - from 10 to 17 mmHg.
Please note: medical knitwear creates not uniform, but graduated compression of the legs - its maximum falls on the ankles and gradually decreases towards the thighs.
The main therapeutic effects of compression knitwear (class A):
Please note: medical knitwear creates not uniform, but graduated compression of the legs - its maximum falls on the ankles and gradually decreases towards the thighs.
The main therapeutic effects of compression knitwear (class A):
- stimulation of blood circulation;
- prevention of blood stasis in the legs.
What are the advantages of TRAVEL compression socks?
TRAVEL compression socks look modern and stylish. In addition, they are versatile, which means they are suitable for both men and women. This medical underwear is easy to put on and take off, as well as to wash (even without a washing machine).
The socks are made of nylon and Lycra - they fit snugly around the shins, creating the necessary compression, but at the same time do not constrict blood vessels, do not rub the skin and do not cause discomfort. The thickened heel increases the durability of the product.
TRAVEL medical socks are manufactured by Lauma Medical according to modern standards, which means that they are characterized by high quality. Even after numerous washings, this compression garment does not lose its therapeutic properties.
The socks are made of nylon and Lycra - they fit snugly around the shins, creating the necessary compression, but at the same time do not constrict blood vessels, do not rub the skin and do not cause discomfort. The thickened heel increases the durability of the product.
TRAVEL medical socks are manufactured by Lauma Medical according to modern standards, which means that they are characterized by high quality. Even after numerous washings, this compression garment does not lose its therapeutic properties.
When do doctors recommend TRAVEL compression socks?
Phlebologists and vascular surgeons recommend wearing TRAVEL compression socks when traveling by bus or car, as well as when traveling by air for more than 4 hours - when a person is in a sitting position (with bent knees) for a long time. They are also widely used at the initial stage of varicose veins or in case of hereditary predisposition to this disease.
Compression socks TRAVEL with thickened heel, with toe from Lauma Medical are an effective and comfortable prevention of leg swelling and deep vein thrombosis when traveling for long periods of time
Compression socks TRAVEL with thickened heel, with toe from Lauma Medical are an effective and comfortable prevention of leg swelling and deep vein thrombosis when traveling for long periods of time