I have back and hip issues and standing or walking for extended periods of time is painful. I bought these to go in a trip where I knew I would be on my feet a lot and I have to say these worked great. They were really tight and I was afraid I would end up with blisters but to the contrary they loosened over time and they didn't rub or blister at all. And may I add that my back did not hurt at all. I plan to buy some more in other colors. You do need to order a little bigger because of how tight they are but that is the only thing I found as a drawback.