Unlike traditional dress or sports socks, compression garments are intended to enhance blood circulation to the legs by applying graduated pressure (from the ankle upward) to the lower extremities. …
There are two different ways to test for ketones in your body – blood or urine. However, the blood test shows a more accurate representation of…
Winter snows lead to more than just spring flowers. They may also be responsible, at least in part, for a predictable increase in autumn births. At least that’s what historical…
Over the years, great strides have been made in regards to abdominal surgical techniques. The same is true of post-op wound care. As such, people who undergo abdominal surgery this…
Maternity supports are orthopedic garments worn by many pregnant women for a variety of medical purposes. These support bands are designed to relieve lower back pain, reduce pressure on the…
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So you are living with diabetes, and now you have a wound on your foot. One recent study found that “foot ulcers affect one in ten people living with diabetes…
At one time, compression socks were thought of as nothing more than special clothes people living with diabetes and senior citizens wore during the day. That misconception is slowly fading though…