Where to Buy Compression Stockings
Your doctor or physical therapist has told you you need compression stockings. Now where do you go to buy compression stockings?
Support Hose
You can buy support pantyhose online at Amazon or at most grocery stores, drug stores, and super stores. This type of compression stockings works best for people with mild cases of varicose veins, which are swollen and twisted veins that occur under the surface of the skin. Some brands of support hosiery include Sigvaris Compression Stockings, Mediven Compression Stockings, Jobst Support Hose, and Juzo Compression Stockings.
An example of support hose available is Jobst Women’s Ultrasheer Light Pantyhose.
An example of support hose for men and women is Jobst Relief Men’s/Women’s Firm Support Knee Highs.
Compression Stockings
You can buy compression stockings (sometimes called compression hose) online and over the counter at medical supply stores and pharmacies, like Walmart, Target, CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens. These types of compression stockings offer more support than support pantyhose, so they’re also useful for people with varicose veins and other vein problems.
An example of compression stockings is the Jobst Relief Thigh High Compression Stockings.
Prescription Strength Compression Stockings
You can buy compression stockings (or graduated compression stockings) that are prescription strength at medical supply stores or pharmacies, like Walmart, Target, CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens. The pharmacist or salesperson will need to fit you for these stockings. A person would buy compression stockings like this if he or she had a more serious clotting condition, such as deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism. To prevent clots, these types of stockings are very tight at the foot of the stocking and loosen as they go farther up the knee to help reduce blood clots and blood pooling. For people who have deep vein thrombosis, doctors recommend they buy and wear compression stockings for a year after being diagnosed.
