What are Compression Stockings?

Compression stockings are elastic garments worn around the leg, compressing the limb. Compression therapy is achieved using gradient compression, which has the greatest pressure at the base, and reduces pressure as the compression stocking goes up the leg. They are a specialized hosiery, designed to help prevent the occurrence of, and guard against further progression of venous disorders.

How can Compression Stockings help?

Having compression stockings helps encourage the movement of fluids, including blood circulation and lymph fluid circulation. They reduces the diameter of distended veins and causes an increase in venous blood flow velocity and valve effectiveness. Compression therapy helps decrease venous pressure, prevents venous stasis and impairments of venous walls, and relieves heavy and aching legs.

You can wear compression stockings for various reasons. If you commute for more than four hours a day, fly often, or participate in sports like CrossFit or running, compression stockings can help regulate blood flow and reduce discomfort and swelling in your legs.

In addition, medically graded compression stockings can help ease the swelling due to pregnancy, spider veins, varicose veins, venous edema, leg ulcers, deep vein thrombosis (DVT), lymphedema and diabetes.

See Us To Find Your Perfect Fit!

Circle Care Physiotherapy offers you a wide range of specialized medical grade compression stockings in a variety of tensions, materials, thicknesses, colours and sizes from Sigvaris suitable for everyday wear, sport, and maternity that will make it easy to find a pair of stockings to fit your life and your style.

• Our chiropractor, physiotherapists and chiropodists and certified fitters will help you evaluate a complete assessment of the circulation status of your feet, reviewing your prescription, and measuring you for your custom off the shelf compression stockings to determine your specific size based on the circumference of your ankles, calves, thighs, and hips.

• Reassessments of your status every 6 months.

• If you’re not sure whether compression stockings will treat your foot issues, you can book an assessment with one of our chiropodist for treatment recommendations and to see if compression stockings are the right fit for you along with getting an advice on foot care and fitting footwear.

  Common Indications for compression stockings:

• Heavy legs

• Spider veins

• Varicose veins

• Venous edema

• Leg ulcer

• Deep vein thrombosis

• Lymphedema

• Lipedema

• Diabetes