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==Theory== Wearing compression stockings on the lower legs may improve [[orthostatic intolerance]],<ref name="vanCampen2022" /> which is a group of conditions that are very common in ME/CFS patients, and are recognized as a potential symptom in diagnosis according to the most recent CDC criteria.<ref name="CDC-symptoms">{{Cite web | url = https://www.cdc.gov/me-cfs/symptoms-diagnosis/symptoms.html | title = Symptoms {{!}} Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | website = [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] | date = Jan 27, 2021|access-date = 2021-02-25}}</ref><br> Orthostatic intolerance (OI) causes ME/CFS symptoms to worsen when the patient stands or sits. is It affected by blood circulation, which may reduce the severity of some [[:Category:Cardiovascular signs and symptoms|cardiac or circulatory symptoms]] in ME/CFS patients.<ref name="vanCampen2022" />
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