Articles: compression-stockings.
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Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc · Feb 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialEffect of compression therapy on knee swelling and pain after total knee arthroplasty.
Knee swelling after total knee arthroplasty may impair postoperative mobilisation and training, and as medical elastic compression stockings are well tolerated and effective to prevent oedema, haematoma and postoperative pain after venous surgery, we wanted to study whether this effect could be transferred to total knee arthroplasty surgery reducing postoperative swelling and pain and thereby facilitating mobilisation and improving patient-reported knee function. ⋯ I.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Elastic stockings or Tubigrip for ankle sprain: a randomised clinical trial.
Ankle sprains are common and generally believed to be benign and self-limiting. However, a significant proportion of patients with ankle sprains have persistent symptoms for months or even years. ⋯ Elastic compression improves recovery following ankle sprain.
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J Strength Cond Res · Feb 2012
Randomized Controlled TrialPositive effect of lower body compression garments on subsequent 40-kM cycling time trial performance.
This study aimed to investigate the effect of wearing graduated compression garments during recovery on subsequent 40-km time trial performance. In a randomized single-blind crossover experiment, 14 trained multisport male athletes (mean ± SD: age 33.8 ± 6.8 years, 40-km time 66:11 ± 2:10 minutes:seconds) were given a graduated full-leg-length compressive garment (76% Meryl Elastane, 24% Lycra) or a similar-looking noncompressive placebo garment (92% Polyester, 8% Spandex) to wear continuously for 24 hours after performing an initial 40-km time trial in their normal cycling attire. After the 24-hour recovery period, the compression (or placebo) garments were removed, and a second 40-km time trial was then completed to gauge the effect of each garment on subsequent performance. ⋯ This improvement resulted in a substantially higher average power output after wearing the compression garment compared with that after wearing the placebo garment (3.3 ± 1.1%). Differences in oxygen cost and rating of perceived exertion between groups were trivial or unclear. The wearing of graduated compressive garments during recovery is likely to be worthwhile and unlikely to be harmful for well-trained endurance athletes.
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Am. J. Respir. Crit. Care Med. · Nov 2011
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyAttenuation of obstructive sleep apnea by compression stockings in subjects with venous insufficiency.
Fluid accumulation in the legs and its overnight redistribution into the neck appears to play a causative role in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in sedentary men. Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) promotes fluid accumulation in the legs that can be counteracted by compression stockings. ⋯ Redistribution of fluid from the legs into the neck at night contributes to the pathogenesis of OSA in subjects with CVI. Prevention of fluid accumulation in the legs during the day, and its nocturnal displacement into the neck, attenuates OSA in such subjects.
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Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg · Aug 2011
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative StudyCompression stockings with a negative pressure gradient have a more pronounced effect on venous pumping function than graduated elastic compression stockings.
To measure the effect on the venous pumping function of a stocking providing a negative pressure gradient with higher pressures over the calf in comparison to a conventional graduated elastic compression stocking (GECS) in patients with advanced venous insufficiency. ⋯ Stockings exerting a higher pressure on the calf than on the ankle show a greater efficacy in increasing the venous ejection fraction from the leg.