Background The elastic compression was first used in sports to improve post-exercise recovery and performances. Many anecdotal reports further indicated that the elastic compression could decrease the ...

Elastic compression garments (CG) are used for a variety of purposes in the medical and cosmetic surgical fields today. There are several types and designs, made from a range of materials, to suit ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Similar rates of post-thrombotic syndrome occurred in patients with deep vein thrombosis who wore elastic ...

PHILADELPHIA — (August 17, 2004) One of every three to four people with deep vein thrombosis (a blood clot) in the leg develops complications. These complications range from swelling, skin ...

In this study, we hypothesized that both tested brands of elastic and inelastic supports effectively generate class III to class IV skin surface pressures as well as gradient compression. Our results ...

The purposes of this study were to (1) investigate compression levels beneath an inelastic legging equipped with a new pressure-adjustment system, (2) compare the inelastic compression levels with ...