I had to wear compression socks and even compression stockings after surgery to help prevent blood clots and pulmonary embolisms by placing pressure on my legs. The goal is to help lower the swelling ...

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Sweeney is a contributor for TIME. Sweeney is a contributor for TIME. You might associate compression socks with your grandparents or a hospital setting. But the stockings have become a trendy travel ...

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Running a single mile — at about a 10-minute pace — consists of 1,700 steps. And each one of those steps produces ground reaction forces of about two and a half times your body weight. And you know ...