{"id":7496,"date":"2026-01-21T09:10:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T09:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asianvenousacademy.org\/?p=7496"},"modified":"2026-05-07T09:47:20","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T09:47:20","slug":"industry-news-japanese-phlebology-community-drives-revival-of-local-hosiery-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asianvenousacademy.org\/zh\/industry-news-japanese-phlebology-community-drives-revival-of-local-hosiery-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry News | Japanese Phlebology Community Drives Revival of Local Hosiery Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"

Industry News | Japanese Phlebology Community Drives Revival of Local Hosiery Industry<\/h2><\/div>\n\t
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Recently, a representative practical research achievement was published by the Japanese phlebology community: the “NARA Socks Project.”<\/b> Initiated by Dr. Takahiro Imai\u2019s team from the Vascular Surgery Center at Nishinokyo Hospital in Nara Prefecture, the project aims to promote the popularization of compression therapy among the general public through a medical-led approach, while exploring a sustainable path that deeply integrates traditional local industry with medical needs.<\/p>\n

Nara: One of Japan’s Most Important Hosiery Production Hubs<\/h3>\n

Nara Prefecture is the most important production base for hosiery in Japan, with approximately 40%<\/b> of the country’s socks produced there. However, with the large-scale entry of low-cost products from Southeast Asia, the domestic hosiery industry in Japan has continued to shrink, with current production levels at only about 10%\u201320%<\/b> of its peak. Local enterprises are facing severe survival pressure. Against this background, the research team proposed: Could the development of products related to compression therapy, while adhering to medical principles, satisfy public health needs and provide a new development direction for local industry?<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t

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The “NARA Socks Project,” a collaboration between medical institutions and local hosiery manufacturers in Nara, developed a commercially available, knee-high compression sock. This product is not a medical-grade elastic stocking; rather, it is positioned for daily use by healthy populations. Its goals include: promoting venous return in the lower limbs; preventing lower limb venous stasis in scenarios such as prolonged standing, sitting, or long-distance travel; and reducing the risk of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT).<\/p>\n

The research subjects were 16 healthy volunteers<\/b> with no history of venous disease (8 males and 8 females, average age 36.4 years). The research team evaluated the following before and after wearing the compression socks: changes in calf and lower limb circumference; popliteal vein hemodynamic parameters (vessel diameter, peak blood flow velocity); and actual wearing comfort (compared with medical elastic stockings). Ultrasound assessment utilized pulse Doppler technology to compare changes before wearing, after 20 minutes of wear, and after 40 minutes of wear.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t

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The research results showed:<\/p>\n