 Your
legs work hard, carrying you throughout your busy day. The steady pumping of
blood helps keep them healthy and fit. In just one day's time, an average heart
pumps enough blood through the body's arteries, capillaries and veins to fill 288 5-gallon
cans (approx. 5450 liters). Venous blood or the blood traveling through the veins is
returned to the heart. Since the legs are the farthest from and below, the
heart, blood flow in the legs is the most difficult to maintain. The blood must
actually flow uphill to the heart. A system of uni-directional valves, spaced up the
leg and opening in the direction of the heart facilitates this flow. The blood
essentially "steps" its way from the feet to the heart in stages.
 After years of use, it
stands to reason that parts of this complex, hardworking system may eventually
malfunction. Venous insufficiency occurs when valves cease to function properly and
its blood supply is absorbed by the valve. This increased pressure can cause dilated
veins, valve malfunctions and reduced circulation. The result can be fatigue, aching
and swelling of the legs and feet, as well as what could be the initial stages of varicose
veins.
Graduated compression hosiery are clinically
proven to help treat venous insufficiency and varicose veins as well as the accompanying
symptoms.
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For years, many physicians have recommended graduated
compression therapy as a treatment for venous insufficiency. Graduated compression
hosiery compresses the surface veins, keeping their diameter small , and forcing blood
into the deep vein system. It has been clinically demonstrated that controlled,
graduated compression applied to the lower extremities accelerates the velocity at which
the blood flows through the deep veins. This increase blood flow helps to relieve the
symptoms associated with venous insufficiency.
Placing the greatest compression at the ankles where it's
needed most, our graduated compression levels reduce pressure further up the leg to help
improve circulation.
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