Stockings & Compression
Medical compression stockings for healthy veins and refreshed legs
If your patients regularly complain of tired legs after a strenuous day at work or suffer from a venous condition, recommend that they wear medical compression stockings. These compression hosiery items promote blood circulation and help alleviate numerous venous complaints.
Benefits and uses of compression stockings
Compression stockings aid in the treatment of a wide variety of venous conditions by applying continuous external pressure. This, in turn, has the effect that the veins are compressed more strongly when in motion, allowing the venous valves to close better. As a result, oxygen-poor blood does not pool in the legs and become stagnant there.
Compression for venous disorders
Other symptoms of a potential venous condition also include:
- spider veins
- heavy or swollen legs
- pressure on the legs
- Oedema (fluid retention) in the ankle or lower leg area
- Calf cramps
- Itching on the lower legs
Medical compression stockings can help, thanks to external pressure, to prevent feelings of congestion and relieve the venous and lymphatic systems. They prevent fluid build-up and stop blood from flowing in the wrong direction.
Compression when travelling and during sport
Particularly on long-haul flights – but also during hours-long car and train journeys – there is a risk of developing travel-related thrombosis thanks to sitting still for long periods. Medical compression stockings can significantly reduce the risk of this condition by effectively stimulating the calf muscle pump.
Compression calf socks are designed to promote blood circulation and prevent swelling during sporting activities. They also influence the muscle-vein pump, delivering more dynamism and performance along with the sensation of having lighter legs. After exercise, they are designed to speed up muscle recovery and thus help prevent muscle soreness.
Compression stockings from RUCK: therapeutic, preventative and comfortable to wear
In the RUCK product range, you will find everything you need for your practice in the medical compression stockings category. For example, provide your patients with revitalising knee-high stockings containing aloe vera, which can be used during all months. RUCK’s alkaline stockings are also both soothing and invigorating.
These highly elastic nylon ankle socks protect the toes or heels with their sewn-in foam caps. The various compression heel socks or calf socks from RUCK are extremely helpful for heel pain, such as in the case of a heel spur. The toe socks, available in a large range of colours, guarantee a comfortable foot climate.
Putting on compression stockings made easy
Medical compression stockings can only exert effective pressure if they fit snugly against the legs. Ideally, they should feel like a second skin. At the same time, they must not be too tight nor slip down. Putting them on accurately is a challenge for many sufferers, but it is actually not that difficult – provided you follow a few important tips.
For example, it is advisable to put the stockings on in the morning, as the legs are usually not yet swollen at this time. It is also recommended that the skin on the legs is dry and has not been moisturised beforehand.
Gloves with a high-grip surface and special donning aids are also suitable aids for putting on medical compression stockings, along with other aids. In the RUCK product range, suitable stocking aids are found that are especially well suited to people with limited mobility. They allow the stockings to be put on without having to bend the hips too much, yet reduce the risk of a fall.