If you are an avid sports fan, you have probably noticed that certain professional athletes wear certain accessories to enhance their performance. Did you know that compression socks are worn by most athletes? For those of you that do not know what compression socks are, we will go over the technology behind them and how they can actually help an athlete increase their performance in the sport that they play.
Compression socks use a technology that has been used for years by different athletic trainers. The body reacts to exercise by cutting off blood to certain areas, or sending too much blood to areas which cause swelling. Swelling can cause fatigue and soreness in areas of the body that are being used to play a sport. By compressing the area, which is what compression socks do, the extremities will be less likely to swell and the blood flow can be increased to these areas. More blood flow without swelling means less fatigue and less soreness. Compression socks utilize this very technology in order to keep your feet and legs feeling great while running, or playing a sport.