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Study on the Wearing Performance of Compression Stockings and Its Influence on the Blood Flow Velocity of Lower Limbs [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2021 Compression stockings can reduce venous pressure and improve venous return by applying progressive pressure on the lower limbs from bottom to top, thereby preventing and treating venous diseases of the lower limbs.
Liu Hainan, Cheng Ling
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The Structure and Compression of Medical Compression Stockings [PDF]
Materials, 2022 This paper lays out standards of compression stockings and their classification into classes. The analysis of knitted fabric structure parameters, elongation and compression of moderate- and high-compression stockings was conducted. Stocking compression on specific parts of the stocking leg was measured on three sizes of a wooden leg model.
Miloš Lozo +3 more
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Designing compression of preventive compression stockings [PDF]
Journal of Engineered Fibers and Fabrics, 2021 The paper focuses on leg diseases and the application of preventive compression stockings in people who perform their working tasks in the standing position, pregnant women and recreational athletes. Specific amounts of compression classes from several significant European standards are shown.
Miloš Lozo +3 more
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Graduated compression stockings [PDF]
Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2014 Compression therapy is a frequently used physical therapy in conditions involving venous and lymphatic insufficiency in the lower limbs, including varicosities, lymphedema, venous eczema and ulceration, deep vein thrombosis and postthrombotic syndrome.
Chung Sim, Lim, Alun H, Davies
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Are compression stockings an effective treatment for orthostatic presyncope? [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2011 BackgroundSyncope, or fainting, affects approximately 6.2% of the population, and is associated with significant comorbidity. Many syncopal events occur secondary to excessive venous pooling and capillary filtration in the lower limbs when upright.
Clare Louise Protheroe +3 more
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Compression Stockings and Venous Function [PDF]
Archives of Surgery, 2002 Surgical compression stockings measurably improve venous physiologic mechanisms, and stocking brands do not differ from one another.Eleven patients, (8 men and 3 women [mean age, 53 years]), were included. Six patients had primary venous insufficiency and 5 patients had secondary venous insufficiency; 5 patients were in CEAP class 4 and 6 were in CEAP ...
Paul J, Zajkowski +5 more
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Influence of compression therapy following varicose vein surgery: a prospective randomized study
Jornal Vascular Brasileiro, 2023 Background The use of compression dressings after phlebectomy is based solely on clinical experience due to the lack of a unified set of definitive recommendations, which makes clinical practice extremely heterogeneous.
Felipe Coelho Neto +6 more
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BMC Geriatrics, 2019 Background Many home-dwelling elderly use medical compression stockings to prevent venous insufficiency, deep venous thrombosis, painful legs and leg ulcers. Assisting users with applying and removing compression stockings demands resources from the home
Kristin Thuve Dahm +4 more
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Medicina, 2021 Background and Objectives: Orthostatic intolerance (OI) is a clinical condition in which symptoms worsen upon assuming and maintaining upright posture and are ameliorated by recumbency.
C. (Linda) M. C. van Campen +2 more
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Interactive Journal of Medical Research, 2022 BackgroundWith the increasing digitalization of daily life, internet-based entertainment such as gaming and streaming has advanced to one of the megatrends of the 21st century.
Steffen Christian Ekkehard Schmidt +2 more
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