- When you're looking forward to your vacation and a well-earned break, the last thing you want is to develop venous thrombosis while traveling! Unfortunately, this is a risk because sitting for a long time while traveling by plane, car, train, or bus can put a real strain on your legs.  Travel times of over four hours are a struggle for your veins, and now that long-distance trips are increasingly more frequent these days, it’s important to take preventative measures.
- Fortunately, compression stockings for travel can help reduce swelling in the legs and improve blood flow.  Traveling usually means sitting in a confined space with little movement, accompanied by water loss due to the low cabin pressure and low humidity in planes.  This is a challenge for your veins, since such conditions can slow down the blood flow and lead to circulation problems, blood clots, and deep vein thrombosis  (DVT).  This can quickly become a serious danger to your health: If left untreated, it can in some cases lead to pulmonary embolism (PE), a heart attack, or a stroke.
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If you know you will be traveling for a long time, you should get yourself a pair of compression stockings for travel, such as JOBST Travel Socks . Â If you want to arrive at your destination feeling healthy and refreshed, then compression stockings are one of the best ways to help prevent blood clots from traveling.
Risk factors of developing venous thrombosis from traveling
- Family history of blood clots (e.g. Â DVT or PE pulmonary embolism)
- Experience of blood clots in the past
- Recent surgery or hospitalization (blood clots after surgery are not uncommon)
- Use of birth control pills
- Currently or recently pregnant
- Older age
- Smoking
- Varicose veinsÂ
- Obesity
- Limited movement for extended periods
Sizes Available
- Size 1 18-21cm
- Size 2 20-23cm
- Size 3 22-25cm
- Size 4 24-27cm
- Size 5 26-29cm
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