Lower leg compression and its biomechanical effects on the soft tissues of the leg

Abstract

Elastic compression of the lower leg is the traditional preventive and curative treatment of venous insufficiency. After presenting the medical strategies related to compression therapies, this chapter develops current advances in clinics as well as in engineering and outline the more important knowledge arising from this review. Compression hosiery acts by providing pressure to the leg. Pressure generation using socks mainly depends on the stiffness and the size of the socks, the size of the leg, but also the leg morphology. In the case of bandages, the role of friction must be outlined, as the main factor in maintaining the bandage wrapped around the leg, but also as an influencing factor in pressure generation. Besides generated pressure, response of superficial veins to compression also depends on the vein size and the fat stiffness. But mechanical assessments should not mask the importance of other factors such as muscular contraction or nurse formation. An important impact of these results would be head towards an improved personalization of compression treatment.

Taguchi-TOPSIS based optimization of comfort in compression stockings for vascular disorders

“…Compression stockings are known as the first line treatments to manage varicose veins and treat them at initial stage without healing or venous ulceration of legs. It was observed that compression stockings have an effective role in the field of health care and can treat symptoms of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) i.e., initial stage treatment of the varicose diseases 5 . The prevalence of this disease is almost 5% to 45% in adults and is a multi-factorial disease involving positive family history, pregnancy, lifestyle, smoking, obesity and standing long hours at work 6 .…”

Exploration of Clothing Pressure for Compression Pants Measuring Blood Flow and Velocity

“…Wearing a graduated compression product delivers pressure from outside to the body to increase the hydrostatic pressure and redress the pressure balance between the deep and superficial veins to improve blood circulation in the lower limb [5]. In fact, the pressure of compression tights used for the prevention or treatment of cardiovascular diseases has been verified regarding their positive health effects [6].…”