If you fly often, chances are you've heard about wearing compression socks on planes. The knee-high, ultra-constricting socks are often worn to support blood flow when sitting on long flights, which ...

From long flights to pregnancy and diabetes, many circumstances and conditions can cause pain and swelling in the legs, ankles, and feet. Enter compression socks and stockings — specially designed ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Compression stockings widely prescribed to stroke patients do little or nothing to reduce the chance of a second blood clot, researchers reported on Wednesday. They said ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — It doesn't matter if you're riding on a plane, or you're traveling by train, or hitching a ride in the backseat. In all these holiday travel scenarios you're sitting and you're in ...

Flying on an airplane is more than just sitting for long hours - it can silently raise your risk of getting blood clots. Dr ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: Would you please address how to use compression socks? I sit most of the day, so wearing the socks helps my legs to feel less heavy and tired by the end of the day. Are there people ...

Dr. Keith Roach is a physician at Weill Cornell Medical College and New York Presbyterian Hospital. He writes an educational column on infectious diseases, public health and sports medicine. DEAR DR.