All travelers should consider the following recommendations for flights longer than six to eight hours: |
- Stand up and walk around every hour or two
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- Wear loose-fitting, comfortable clothing
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- Flex and extend the ankles and knees periodically, avoid crossing the legs, and change positions frequently while seated
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- Consider wearing knee-high compression stockings
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- Avoid medications (eg, sedatives, sleeping pills) or alcohol, which could impair your ability to get up and move around
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