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2. Compression stockings - Wikipedia

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   Compression stockings are elastic compression garments worn around the leg, compressing the limb. This reduces the diameter of distended veins and increases venous blood flow velocity and valve effectiveness. Compression therapy helps decrease venous pressure, prevents venous stasis and impairments of venous walls, and relieves heavy and aching ...

3. Compression garment - Wikipedia

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   A bellyband, wrap, or abdominal binder is a compression garment which resembles a tubetop but worn over the abdomen of expectant mothers. [2] Bellybands are also commonly worn post-childbirth to help provide abdominal and back support thereby making it easier to perform day to day tasks, and to help mothers with their posture.

4. Gym shorts - Wikipedia

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   The international volleyball federation now requires men's shorts to have an inseam of at most 10 centimeters (3.9 inches). [2] Shorter cut gym shorts appear to be slowly returning to popularity for those that favor function over fashion. Many gym shorts have an inlay made of a comfortable fabric such as cotton, similar to swim shorts. These ...

5. Shoppers over 60 love these 'incredibly flattering' shorts ...

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   Wear the high-waisted wonders under clothing or on their own — Amazon shoppers say they prevent thigh chafing. Shoppers over 60 love these 'incredibly flattering' shorts — and they're 55% off ...

6. Meralgia paraesthetica - Wikipedia

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   Meralgia paresthetica or meralgia paraesthetica is pain or abnormal sensations in the outer thigh not caused by injury to the thigh, but by injury to a nerve which provides sensation to the lateral thigh. Meralgia paresthetica is a specific instance of nerve entrapment. [5] The nerve involved is the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN).

7. Protective equipment in gridiron football - Wikipedia

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   Basic equipment worn by most football players include helmet, shoulder pads, gloves, shoes, and thigh and knee pads, a mouthguard, and a jockstrap or compression shorts with or without a protective cup. Neck rolls, elbow pads, hip pads, tailbone pads, rib pads, and other equipment may be worn in addition to the aforementioned basics.