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Liquid Crystal Elastomer for Compression Therapy. [PDF]

open access: yesAdv Healthc Mater
AbstractCompression therapy is a widely used treatment for various disorders including venous leg ulcers. Traditional methods such as inelastic bandages and elastic stockings, have limitations in maintaining optimal pressure over time. Dynamic therapy devices offer intermittent pressure cycles but are often bulky or rigid. Here liquid crystal elastomer
Dong G, Zhao F, Gao Z, Cai S.
europepmc   +5 more sources

Compression therapy in the management of varicose veins. [PDF]

open access: yesPhlebology, 2023
Tan M   +6 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Compression therapy in dermatology

open access: yesJDDG: Journal der Deutschen Dermatologischen Gesellschaft, 2023
SummaryCompression therapy is a conservative therapy that can be used in many patients with dermatological conditions, especially those associated with edema. In addition to its well‐established use in venous and lymphatic disorders, there is increasing evidence that compression therapy supports the healing of inflammatory dermatoses.
Dissemond, Joachim   +2 more
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Compression therapy for postthrombotic syndrome [PDF]

open access: yesAcademic Emergency Medicine, 2021
Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) arises from venous outflow restriction.1,2 It may occur in 20-50% of patients after a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and is characterized by edema, skin changes, pruritis, paresthesias, and pain, which can adversely affect quality of life (QOL).1,2 Adequate dosing and duration of anticoagulation for DVTs may lower the ...
Brit Long, Michael Gottlieb
openaire   +3 more sources

Cost-effectiveness of treatments for superficial venous refluxin patients with chronic venous ulceration. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background Venous leg ulcers impair quality of life significantly, with substantial costs to health services. The aim of this study was to estimate the cost‐effectiveness of interventional procedures alongside compression therapy versus compression ...
Davies, A   +3 more
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Calibrated forceps model of spinal cord compression injury. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
Compression injuries of the murine spinal cord are valuable animal models for the study of spinal cord injury (SCI) and spinal regenerative therapy.
Ariza, Jeanelle   +3 more
core   +2 more sources

Natriuretic peptide receptors regulate cytoprotective effects in a human ex vivo 3D/bioreactor model [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
© 2013 Peake et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and ...
Achan, P   +8 more
core   +2 more sources

Larval therapy for leg ulcers (VenUS II) : randomised controlled trial [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Objective To compare the clinical effectiveness of larval therapy with a standard debridement technique (hydrogel) for sloughy or necrotic leg ulcers. Design Pragmatic, three armed randomised controlled trial.
Bland, J. Martin   +10 more
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Compression shorts reduce prenatal pelvic and low back pain: a prospective quasi-experimental controlled study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
Background Common prenatal ailments negatively impact performance of activities of daily living and it has been proposed that the use of dynamic elastomeric fabric orthoses, more commonly referred to as compression garments, during pregnancy might aid in
Hing, Wayne   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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