Product Description

OMO Anti-Embolism Stockings (TED) 1 Pair (XS/ S/ M/ L /XL/ XXL)

Wearing Compression Stockings

Wear your compression stockings all day. Your compression stockings should feel strong around your legs. You will feel the most pressure around your ankles and less pressure higher up your legs.

Compression Stockings helps with:

> Aching and heavy feeling in legs

> Swelling in legs

> Preventing blood clots, especially after surgery or injury when you are less active

Types of Compression Stockings

Talk to your doctor about what kind of compression stockings are right for you. There are many different compression stockings. They come in different: 

> Pressures, from light pressure to strong pressure 

> Lengths, from knee-high to the top of the thigh 

> Colours: white

Putting on Your Compression Stockings

> Put on stockings first thing in the morning before you get out of bed. Your legs have the least amount of swelling early in the morning.

> Hold the top of the stocking and roll it down to the heel.

> Put your foot into the stocking as far as you can. Put your heel in the heel of the stocking.

> Pull the stocking up. Unroll the stocking over your leg.

> After the top of the stocking is in place, smooth out any wrinkles.

> DO NOT let the stockings bunch up or wrinkle.

> Knee length stockings should come to 2 fingers below the knee bend.

Compression Stockings Can Be Hard to Put on

> If you use lotion on your legs, let it dry before you put on the stockings. > Use a little baby powder or cornstarch on your legs. This may help the stockings slide up.

> Put on rubber dishwashing gloves. Use your hands to adjust the stocking and smooth it out.

> Use a special gadget called a wearing auxiliary to slide the stocking over your foot.

Wash Your Stockings Every Day

> Wash the stockings each day with mild soap and water. Rinse and air dry. 

> If you can, have two pairs. Wear one each day. Wash and dry the other pair. 

> Replace your stockings every 3 to 6 months so that they maintain their support.

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