There's something here I don't understand.
Why should DVT be any more likely in an aircraft than, for instance, sitting at a desk or PC for long hours, driving from one end of the country to the other (you don't change gear much on motorways), etc etc? Is it more likely? Or is it just that suddenly we hear about it a lot?
Also, is there any evidence that the socks work? I bought some, found them constricting and uncomfortable, and gave up wearing them. I prefer loose clothing on flights, not nasty tight socks that some expert thinks will work.
I now do on long flights as a passenger what I've always done - sleep. Lots! Being only 5ft 2ins, I can manage that quite comfortably in any seat, and I do. I change position as often as I do in bed at home, and being someone who wrestles with the bedclothes in their sleep, that's quite a lot. I don't worry about DVT at home, and I don't worry about it on flights either.
OK, let the flaming start.
