In the following the results of two scientific studies that show the effects of compression treatment on chronic vascular diseases   *This consensus study as per editor Hugo Partsch1 is the result...

The principles of sport medicine can be applied to the treatment of many musculoskeletal injuries which resemble sports injuries but have different causes. For example tennis elbow can be caused by...

Lymphedema is swelling caused by interference with the normal drainage of lymph back in to the blood. Rarely, lymphedema is obvious at birth. More often, it appears later in life from either congenital...

Deep vein thrombosis is blood clotting in the deep veins. A clot that forms in a blood vessel is called a thrombus. Although thrombi can occur in either the superficial or deep leg veins, only those...

Thrombosis can even occur in healthy people who sit for long periods, for instance, during lengthy drives or plane flights. Wearing travel stockings (support hose) continously makes the veins narrow...

Swollen feet or heavy legs are not only women experience but also recognise the symptoms after standing or siting at work all day or after a long journey by plane or by car.   Long periods of standing...

The veins return blood to the heart from all the organs of the body. The main problems of the veins include inflammation, clotting and defects that lead to distension and varicose veins   The legs...