Compression socks provide many great benefits that cannot be understated. The main benefits are for health and comfort. They can help alleviate pain while preventing certain medical conditions (i.e., varicose veins and deep vein thrombosis, or DVT). For people who have something to gain from wearing compression socks, they are a vital part of the way they dress. Let’s look at how compression socks work, and how they are different compared to other types of socks you may encounter.

Let’s also explain specific health conditions compression socks can help with:

1. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
Compression socks help people prevent deep vein thrombosis (or DVT). They do this by controlling the flow of blood that may otherwise create a blood clot. DVT is a type of blood clot that forms deep within the leg, deep in the vein, which is how it gets its name. It can result in deep swelling of your leg and severe pain due to poor blood circulation due to a number of factors (i.e., injury to a vein, surgery, or sedentary lifestyle).

2. Preventing varicose veins
There are many great health benefits of compression socks for varicose veins. Varicose veins occur when the veins in your body (usually in your legs) twist and turn. This twisting and turning cause major problems in your body. Most notably, veins create a spider web pattern and the affected area turns red, swollen, and can be very painful. The major problem that is caused is a massive amount of pain and lack of blood flow in the legs, which can cause DVT. Compression socks can help alleviate this problem by promoting better blood flow, and preventing varicose veins from happening altogether.

3. Preventing clotting disorders
For those people who have some form of blood clotting disorder (i.e., Von Willebrand’s disease), compression socks offer a tremendous amount of benefits. The main thing is they prevent blood clots from forming. The compression on your leg helps alleviate pressure and encourages blood to run smoothly throughout the body. This is including your leg where most of these clots will occur.

4. For long flights
When it comes to flying a very long distance, compression socks help you a lot. The main thing that they do is to prevent your legs from pain, swelling, and also prevent blood clots from forming. Blood clots out of the big issues that can occur when you sit for too long in the same place. It also reduces the pain and swelling that will occur on these flights for some people. They should be a necessity when you want to enjoy a pain-free travel experience.

5. After surgery
One of the best things you can do after you’ve had a major surgery is to wear compression socks. Compression socks will cause a lot of problems to go away. They are also a great preemptive measure to protect you against certain complications that could happen because of your surgery. For example, surgery on your leg could cause blood clots to form, which would be devastating for your health (i.e, DVT). Wearing compression socks help alleviate these problems by promoting constant blood flow, and they also help prevent pain. Pain is a major issue after surgery, and compression socks can help you manage your pain.