The study used a randomised controlled double-blinded design to test the functional recovery effects of wearing compression socks. Study participants did a treadmill test to exhaustion two weeks ...

Modern compression socks were invented by Conrad Jobst, a dashing German engineer who lived in Toledo, Ohio, and suffered from varicose veins. He also developed precision gun sights for the U.S.

For anyone familiar with the strains of long hours on their feet or intense workouts, discomfort in the legs, particularly the shins and calves, is all too familiar. That’s where compression socks ...