Untitled Document Compression Stockings Graduated support stockings with compression act like an added muscle against your legs, helping the performance of the Second Heart. While support stockings with compression were once unsightly and uncomfortable, this is no longer the case. There are a number of manufacturers who now make stockings that resemble regular pantyhose.
Compression stockings come in varying degrees of pressure.
They should be of graduated compression, which means that they are tightiest around the ankle and of less pressure as they go up the leg. Copyright 1998 Vein Treatment Center. All Rights Reserved.