Difference in Movement Magnitude According to the Type of Compression Therapy Used on Healthy Subjects

Abstract

Abstract.[Purpose] This aim of this study was to determine the difference in the magnitude of upper extremity movement according to the type of compression device used as determined by three-dimensional motion analysis.[Subjects] The subjects selected for this study were 40 healthy adults. Out of the 40 participants, 9 were excluded from the study.[Methods] For the experimental procedure subjects randomly wore acompression garment, a bandage or neither. During each motion analysis, subjects performed elbow flexion and extension in a fixed range, 10 times, using their dominant hand.[Results] The wrist marker movement distances on the Z axis while wearing the compression garment and bandage were significantly lower than that of wearing nothing. The elbow marker movement distance on the Y axis and range of motion while wearing the compression bandage was significantly greater than that of wearing nothing or the compression garment. The shoulder marker movement distance on the X axis while wearing the compression bandage was significantly greater than that of wearing nothing or the compression garment.[Conclusion] Wearing a compression bandage reduces wrist and elbow movement and increases shoulder movement compared to wearing a compression garment or wearing neither. The appropriate use for a compression garment or a compression bandage must now be determined.

The effects of short-term use of compression stockings on health related quality of life in patients with chronic venous insufficiency

“…The compression treatment for venous insufficiency in lower extremity has been used for hundreds of years since Hippocrates. The compression treatment that applies external pressure is a gold standard for CVI treatment 17 ) . The most prevalent among the compression treatments is CS 18 ) .…”