Effect of elastic compression stockings on oedema prevention in healthy controls evaluated by a three‐dimensional measurement system

Abstract

Oedema develops easily in order of the foot, the ankle and the calf in healthy populations. Elastic stockings, even with a pressure as low as 8 mmHg, are effective on oedema prevention. In measurement at the foot, further developments are necessary to improve this system.

Acute effect of wearing compression stockings on lower leg swelling and muscle stiffness in healthy young women

“…2 and 4a) and the total Figure 4 Reciprocal of extracellular water resistance (1/R ECW , a) and extracellular to intracellular water ratio (ECW/ICW, b) measured before and after an application of compression stockings. These changes were opposite to those from morning to evening studied in the subgroup of participants (Table 2) as well as reported in the literature (Stick et al, 1985;Seo et al, 1997;Brijker et al, 2000;Kraemer et al, 2000;Jonker et al, 2001;Partsch et al, 2004;Hirai et al, 2006Hirai et al, , 2012Belczak et al, 2010). The right panel shows the percent change expressed as mean and SD (n = 20).…”

“…In each panel, small grey circles represent individual data, whereas a large black circle represents the group mean. On the other hand, the reduction of lower leg volume did not reach statistical significance and was small compared with the prolonged effect of wearing compression stockings found in previous studies (Partsch et al, 2004;Hirai et al, 2006;Belczak et al, 2010;Mosti & Partsch, 2013). lower leg volume tended to decrease (Fig.…”

“…Figure 5 Shear modulus of the tibialis anterior (TA, a) and medial gastrocnemius (MG, b) muscles measured before and after an application of compression stockings. This reduction roughly corresponds to the difference between legs with and without compression stockings for 4Á3-8 h (Buhs et al, 1999;Kraemer et al, 2000;Hirai et al, 2006Hirai et al, , 2012. The right panel shows the percent change expressed as mean and SD (n = 18).…”

Compression therapy of primary varicosis

“…Имеется прямая зависимость улучшения венозной гемодинамики от длительности пользования изделиями [60]. Внедре ние в клиническую практику точных методик изме рения объема конечности, в частности трехмерной оптической системы [61], также позволило показать эффективность эластичных чулок, даже при давле нии ниже 8 мм рт.ст., при профилактике отеков [62].…”

Conservative Management Of Acute Scrotal Edema

“…Compression devices are used with great success to decrease edema in other body parts (Hirai et al, 2006). Several researchers found that venous leg ulcers healed more rapidly in an edematous limb with compression (Escaleira, Cardoso, Rego, Macedo, & Midoes, 2010;O'Meara, Cuilum, & Nelson, 2009).…”