How to choose the right anti-varicose stockings?

At all stages of varicose, compression knitwear can be a real salvation. Anti-varicose stockings can completely replace elastic bandages, which were used earlier to create pressure on the superficial veins. It is no longer necessary to demonstrate to everyone that you have problems with your legs. Compression stockings visually do not differ from usual, but perfectly fulfill the function assigned to them.

Who appoints compression stockings?

Many are accustomed to prescribe themselves treatment, guided by the advice of neighbors or obsessive television advertising. This is fundamentally the wrong approach to your health! Only a qualified doctor, not a neighbor or the seller of the nearest pharmacy, can properly assess the patient's condition and choose a set of medical procedures for him.

If you have pain and heaviness in the legs, swelling, burning or a warm wave sensation along the veins, darkening or thickening of the skin on the lower leg, you should consult a phlebologist for advice. It is this specialist that deals with the treatment and prevention of venous diseases. Independently, without an appointment, you can buy stockings or socks, the compression ratio of which is less than 18 mm Hg. Art. This laundry has only a preventive purpose.

Compression stockings: types

Antivaric stockings are chosen not for beauty, color and shape, although no one claims that it does not matter. The main indicator in the choice is the degree of elasticity and compression. The height of the stocking and the compression class should correspond to the stage of varicose veins. Particular benefit from compression linen can be felt in the early stages of the disease.

Stockings can be of different heights: to the knee, above the knee (upper thigh), to the waist. The height depends on the localization of varicose veins and the neglect of the disease. In addition, the compression underwear is divided into male and female. The stocking itself can be with an integral toe-heel part or have an open toe and heel.

For men antivarikoznye stockings, available in the form of tight gaiters up to the knee and the length to the waist, in the form of tights on both legs or on one leg with a wide elastic band.

Point of Sale

Do not look for medical linen at regular retail outlets. Compression stockings should be sold in specialized stores or in the pharmacy chain. In this case, the manufacturer can guarantee an individual approach to the selection of medical linen and compliance with the stated on the package parameters.

Classification

Antivaric stockings have a different compression class:

• 1 class - impact up to 21 mm Hg. Art. They are prescribed for the initial manifestations of the disease, which are expressed in the appearance of capillary "stars", pain and severity.
• For grade 2, it is acceptable to squeeze the legs from 22 to 32 mm Hg. Art. Stockings antivarikoznye (2 class of a compression) appoint at a varicose of an average degree and a thrombophlebitis.
• Stockings of grade 3 compress the limb with an effort of up to 46 mm Hg. Art. Such underwear is prescribed for severe forms of varicose veins, venous insufficiency, and blood supply disorders due to damage to the peripheral nerves.
• Grade 4 is the maximum. The effort in this case is more than 50 mm Hg. Art. These stockings are not prescribed often, mainly in severe cases of varicose veins and lymph flow disturbances.

The pricing of products depends on the brand, the use of the material and the compression class.

Brand Ergoforma

Ergoforma antivaric stockings are one of the best brands on the market today. All products are of high quality, attractive appearance and pronounced medical effect. They allow you to pay enough attention to leg health without compromising the appearance. Stockings are available in black and beige.

If your choice is the manufacturer of Ergoform, antivaricose stockings will meet European quality requirements. Products for women are made of combined synthetic materials. It is a mixture of polyamide and elastane. Openwork elastic band for fixing on the upper part of the thigh - silicone. The toe part is closed so that the product can be worn with shoes.

Canvas for models honeycomb (honeycomb). This allows you to maintain a quality compression class. Thanks to a special method of weaving and dyeing, the products do not outwardly differ from standard stockings, and have an extended service life.

Determining the size

Compression stockings do not correspond to the uniform sizes of conventional linen. Before buying, you must perform special measurements. It should be taken into account that each manufacturer has its own dimensional grid.

Most often you need to know:

• Your shoes size;
• Circumference of the shin over the bone;
• Circumference in the widest part of the tibia;
• Circumference of the circumference in the wide part of the thigh;
• Height from hip to heel.

The Ergoform brand, for example, produces anti-varicose stockings, the sizes of which are indicated by numbers from 1 to 6.

Proper care

To make products perform medical functions and have long served, they need to be properly taken care of. Compression knitwear is erased daily and must be hand-cut. Machine wash for these products is not allowed.

For washing, gentle means are used. The water temperature is not higher than 30 ° С. Bleaches and conditioners for compression linen can not be used.

After washing anti-varicose stockings are not wrenched, but slightly squeezed. Next, the laundry is laid out on a flat solid surface away from direct sunlight and electric heaters.

Silicone gum to wet during washing is not recommended, as it is soiled, rub it with a weak alcohol solution.

Compression stockings, appointed by a phlebologist for medical reasons, are worn daily for several months. So that they have time to dry after washing, you need to buy 2 or more pairs.