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Compression Stockings for Swollen Feet
Posted by GuestPoster in Health & Fitness
Often times swollen feet can be treated with special stockings. Standing on your feet for extended periods of time can result in a situation where the blood tends to remain in your feet and lower legs instead of being pumped back to the heart. This can be a very serious condition because it may lead to serious medical conditions such as clots. A blood clot from the foot or leg can be deadly if it breaks loose and makes its way to the heart or brain. For this reason it is important to limit the amount of swelling in feet.
A special hosiery known as compression stockings is used to assist the heart in pumping the blood out of the feet and legs. Made of an elastic material, they help to force the blood back out by squeezing the feet and ankles. This extra pressure is often times all that is needed to get the blood flowing again.
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