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The key body part that can
benefit from compression
is the lower leg

The key body part that can benefit from compression is the lower leg

The Product

Compression explained...

wireframe leg

Our medically developed, graduated compression sock is designed using the latest textile technology, and produced under stringent quality control, with the input of a world leading university.

Socks with gctech™ act like a second skin, squeezing blood from the surface veins back into the deep veins and help push blood back up to the heart. gctech™ targets the lower leg, boosting the action of the calf muscle, which acts like a second heart by pumping blood around the body. Wearing them changes the way your blood flows, helping your body to be more efficient.

The gctech™ socks are designed to be worn daily, as a replacement for your normal socks. They will help your body counteract the strains of a long day, standing/sitting/walking or exercising. Using advanced textile technology they also keep you warm in the cold and cool when it is hot.

They target your lower leg because due to the effect of gravity, this is the key area that can benefit most from the effects of wearing socks with gctech™.

Our compression socks are classified by the Medicines & Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) as a medical aid, that is prescribed as a mechanical method to support the venous and lymphatic systems in the lower leg. They contain gctech™, designed to give you maximum compression at the ankle, decreasing further up the leg.

During physical exercise, muscles in the legs contract and expand. The intramuscular pressure exerted on the veins pushes the blood through the one-way valves of the veins, returning it to the heart. This pumping action keeps the blood moving through the lower limbs. The gctech™ contained in our socks enhances this muscle pump effect of the calf and influences blood and lymph fluid velocity through the legs.

We are basically assisting your venous system, reducing blood and fluid pooling, improving tissue oxygenation and microcirculation velocity.

Anti-embolism vs gctech™

The core technology used in the hospital anti-embolism socks has been enhanced to become graduated compression and work with an active population. The anti-embolism socks were designed for patients lying down for extended periods of time and provide sufficient pressure to prevent blood pooling in the legs.

Our British Standard conforming gctech™ Socks are designed for the active person and enhanced for athletes and other sporting individuals.

Compression Advisory's range of gctech™ Socks - Key Features:

  • Medically validated and proven compression profile
  • Made in the United Kingdom
  • Produced under strict medical guidelines
  • Designed with input from surgeons, textile engineers, and elite users
  • Every sock hand inspected prior to packaging
  • Anatomical sizing to ensure correct compression profiling

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Our graduated compression socks are available individually or in a 6 pack.

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gctech™ - the mark of quality compression

Exact compression

Our socks feature Class 1 graduated compression with 16-18mmHg (millimeters of Mercury) compression at the ankle, reducing to ~80% compression at mid-calf level - This is known as gctech™.

Every product that has the 'gctech™' logo is a quality assurance of scientifically validated compression and the manufacturing processes that the socks must comply with to ensure they provide the wearer with exactly the prescribed level of squeeze. When you see the 'gctech™' you can be assured all products will comply to the list below;

  • British (BS 6612/BS 7672) or European standards (DD ENV 12718) of 'graduated compression' (these define manufacture/sizing/compression profile)
  • Made on validated/specially designed machines (e.g. Merz CC4 MED)
  • Made at a set temperature (to ensure correct yarn elasticity)
  • End to end audit - so socks can be traced back to source
  • Washing test (durability - ISO 139:2000 and and then conditioned according to ISO 6330:2000)
  • Every 1:100 sock must be hand tested to ensure compression profile is correct (using HATRA Hose Pressure Tester Mk 2)
  • Must be CE marked - statements on packaging must comply to proven medical evidence
  • Yarns and added materials must all be proven to be safe for wear
  • Set sizing protocols to ensure socks when worn give the wearer the stated level of compression
  • Must conform to the MHRA rules on graduated compression
  • Made in factories which fulfill all of the strict medical rules required to make medical grade compression (hygiene, workers hours, noise regulation, on site testing facilities, regular machine maintenance etc) ISO 9001:2000.

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Nick Easter playing rugby

The white gctech™ socks worn by Nick Easter during training with the England rugby team.