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What support stockings do I need?

Which support stockings or compression stockings you need depends on what reason you have for wearing support stocking. For example, runners wear support stocking to prevent heavy and tired legs and not suffer from injuries or muscle pain. Pregnant women often wear therapeutic stockings and medical compression stocking to avoid tired legs or swollen feet and legs. But many people also want to wear compression stocking in order to prevent the worsening of varicose veins. In the next blog you read what options and what compression stocking you need!

Which types of support stockings can I choose from?

Class 1 (Low pressure, 15-20 mmHg)

Class 1 support stockings are light pressure support stocking and can best be worn with the following symptoms.

  • Feeling tired and heavy legs
  • Uncomplicated varicose veins without pronounced oedema
  • Mild form of varicose veins during pregnancy
  • Light swollen legs, ankles and/or feet

Class 2 (Average pressure, 20-30 mmHg)

When you experience the following symptoms, it is best to wear class 2 support stockings.

  • Feeling tired and heavy legs
  • More pronounced varicose veins and/or moderate oedema
  • Spratate during pregnancy
  • After sclerosis and vascular surgery for varicose veins

Class 3 (High pressure, 30-40 mmHg)

If you suffer from these symptoms, a class 3 support tube is recommended.

  • Severe varicose veins and/or severe oedema
  • Protect from deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
  • Insufficiency (weakness) of the valves in the deep veins
  • After healing severe wounds (open leg)

Class 4 (Very high pressure, > 40 mmHg)

It is also possible that Class 3 does not meet, then it is recommended to wear support stockings with class 4.

  • If Class 3 is not sufficient

As you can read above, there is a clear difference between support stockings. Which support stocking is best suited to you depends on different factors. For example, your personal wishes are important but also your medical indication. Bauerfind support stockings have a nice design and therefore you can wear perfectly to your work or other occasions.

Support stockings for varicose veins

Spatters are formed if the valves in the veins do not close properly. This does not allow blood to flow through properly. It is therefore recommended that these stockings be pumped back from the legs to the heart, against gravity. Support stockings for varicose veins stimulate blood circulation. It can be recommended that they be worn for a longer period of time.

Always wear the right size support stockings

When using support stockings, not only the degree of heavy or light compression, but also wear support stocking in the right size. What size you need can be determined by filling your shoe size and calf size in our size help:

Bauerfind size table:

Size chart Bauerfeind VenoTrain Support stockings for women

Medical support stockings

If you have an open leg or any other medical indication, it is often recommended to wear support stockings. The blood should be pushed back up from the legs. In this case, wearing support stocking can help the healing process by taking over the job of the bandage and stimulating blood circulation.

Do you have a question or is there anything unclear about the different types of support stockings? Then please feel free to contact our customer service.

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