PITTSBURGH, April 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to create a much easier way to take off compression socks without bending over," said an inventor, from Morristown¸ Tenn., "so I invented the ...

Advice Dear Doctor: Who can get help from compression socks, and who should avoid them? Published: Aug. 21, 2023, 6:20 a.m.

Many people know compression socks as those thick white tubes patients must wear after surgery to prevent blood clots when they are stuck in bed. But a different type of compression sock, called gr… ...

Compression stockings may help varicose veins by reducing their appearance and helping relieve painful symptoms in some people.

What exactly do compression socks do and who should wear them, and when? We tapped podiatrists and vascular surgeons to learn how compression socks work.