LegAids is an Australian company that supplies compression stockings and socks to help patients with indications such as varicose veins, spider veins, deep vein thrombosis, oedema and venous ulcer. Compression stockings are mostly recommended for patients with venous diseases. Medical compression stockings help to pump blood back into the vein in the direction of the heart by gently compressing the blood vessels at a very specific pressure. These stockings are also worn by patients suffering from diabetes.
Compression stockings can also be worn for general use since they improve blood circulation in the leg and also relieve the leg of any swelling, pain or discomfort caused by varicose veins. Medical gradient stockings, also known as medical legwear, embolism stockings, varicose stockings, compression tights or support stockings are available in a wide range of designs and are similar to any normal stockings. Different types of compression stockings are available at LegAids including knee high stockings, thigh high stockings and waist high stockings in either open toe, closed toe or ultrasheer styles.
Compression stockings with 20 – 30 mmHg gradient compression are recommended to patients who have moderate to severe varicose veins, varicose veins due to pregnancy, post-surgery leg swelling and sclerotherapy. Compression stockings with 30 – 40 mmHg gradient compression are recommended for chronic venous insufficiency, deep vein thrombosis, post-thrombotic syndrome, varicose veins, venous ulcer, lymphedema and orthostatic hypotension.