Compression therapy is used to treat conditions involving venous and lymphatic insufficiency in the lower or upper limbs, including varicosities, lymphedema, venous eczema and ulceration, deep vein thrombosis and post-thrombotic syndrome. Graduated compression stockings are often prescribed and have the advantage of being more acceptable, relatively easier to put on and less cumbersome than bandaging and pneumatic devices.

These stockings exert the greatest degree of compression at the ankle, and the level of compression gradually decreases up the garment. Stockings can vary in the degree of compression depending on what condition the stocking is being used to treat. At Germishuys and Van Den Berg O&P we measure and fit the appropriate compression stocking for each individual.