Support hosiery is made for customers who want improved leg circulation, without the costs of compression hosiery. Support hosiery is also great for customers who want something that looks nice, and lasts longer.

Customers can easily purchase support hosiery off the racks, but they require a prescription in order to purchase many brands and styles of compression hosiery. On top of that, customers often must have their legs measured for a proper fitting, before they can buy compression hosiery. Compression hosiery is much more expensive, partly because of the costs of getting certification and of measuring compression. Customers should not be afraid of purchasing compression hosiery, however, because it does provide good value for the money.

Energizers are unique in that they are certified for their compression.

Normal hosiery might have some level of leg support, but is not graduated to push the blood up the leg. Support hosiery and compression hosiery are both designed to give more support at the lower leg to push the blood up the leg.

Support can help with leg circulation during travel. It may not provide the quality of compression hosiery, but it can be good enough for those who already have good circulation.