You might associate compression socks with your grandparents or a hospital setting. But the stockings have become a trendy travel and wellness accessory among social-media users—and doctors say they ...

If you fly often, chances are you've heard about wearing compression socks on planes. The knee-high, ultra-constricting socks are often worn to support blood flow when sitting on long flights, which ...

After enduring years of misdiagnoses, I finally discovered that the persistent swelling, pain and disproportionate fat accumulation in my legs were due to lipedema—a chronic condition affecting ...

You’re not imagining it — your legs start to feel heavy, swollen and tired after sitting or standing for a while. If you don’t move around every 60 to 90 minutes, fluid starts to build up in your ...

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 ...