Thrombosis and the Use of Herzog PRO Compression Socks

What is thrombosis?

Thrombosisis a clot in the bloodstream, often in the lower leg. This accumulation and clumping of solid particles in the blood can suddenly block a blood vessel in your leg.

You understand the consequence: the blood can no longer flow back to the heart and your lower leg becomes red, painful, and swollen. If such a clot breaks loose and is carried in the bloodstream, ending up in a smaller vessel in, for example, the lungs or the brain, the complete blockage will prevent the underlying tissue from being perfused, with all the associated consequences.

I will not elaborate on the development of thrombosis and its underlying causes here. The likelihood of developing thrombosis in your leg (a "deep vein thrombosis" or "DVT") increases the less you move, for example, when your leg is in a cast, during pregnancy, or due to long flights. In all these cases, the calf muscle pump action is absent or minimal.

Thrombosis and the use of Support Compression Stockings

After the initial two years during which wearing compression stockings is mandatory, the patient is free to continue wearing compression stockings or not. However, the general advice is to continue doing so, not with the relatively high compression as during the first two years, but with slightly more moderate compression. Here we highly recommend theHerzog Support Compression Stockingsas a safeguard to help prevent recurring complaints.

The Support stockings work preventatively after a thrombosis. In addition, these compression stockings are suitable for daily use.