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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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Improving Adherence to Wearing Compression Stockings for Chronic Venous Insufficiency and Venous Leg Ulcers: A Scoping Review [PDF]
Patient Preference and Adherence, 2021 Laila Bar,1 Susan Brandis,1 Darryn Marks2 1Department of Occupational Therapy, Bond University, Faculty of Health Science and Medicine, Queensland, Australia; 2Department of Physiotherapy, Bond University, Faculty of Health Science and Medicine ...
Bar L, Brandis S, Marks D
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International Journal of Women's Health, 2017 Erika Mendoza,1 Felix Amsler2 1Venenpraxis, Wunstorf, Germany; 2Amsler Consulting, Basel, Switzerland Introduction: This study aimed to assess the impact of wearing compression stockings on women’s quality of life (QoL) associated with nausea and
Mendoza E, Amsler F
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Terminology: resistance or stiffness for medical compression stockings?
Veins and Lymphatics, 2013 Based on previous experimental work with medical compression stockings it is proposed to restrict the term stiffness to measurements on the human leg and rather to speak about resistance when it comes to characterize the elastic property of compression ...
André Cornu-Thenard +2 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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Effect of Flat-Knitted Medical Compression Stockings on Venous Malformations [PDF]
, 2023 Venous malformations are one of the most common vascular anomalies. Our study aimed to investigate the effect of medical compression stockings of class I and II on the volume of venous malformations.
Rother, Ulrich +13 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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The Structure and Compression of Medical Compression Stockings
, 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.
Ivo Lovričević +3 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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