During bed rest or impaired mobility, all mechanisms that promote venous return flow to the heart are switched off. This particularly includes the lack of muscle activity.
Medical anti-embolism stockings compensate for this: they exert pressure (compression) on the superficial veins of your legs and thereby ensure that your blood flows back to the heart at a faster rate.
Do I have to wear the anti-embolism stockings at night as well?
The answer is a definite "yes". Since you move around less at night, blood flow also slows and the risk of a blood clot forming increases significantly. mediven thrombexin 18 therefore offers you reliable protection especially during the night.