Short-stretch compression bandages and the foot pump.
Short-stretch compression bandages have been shown to be as cost-effective and efficient as other compression systems in healing venous ulcers, independent of associated factors (Scriven et al, 1998; Nelson, 1996). However, as they do not contract around a limb they do not exert pressure during inactivity (resting pressure) (Klose Norton, 2003). But their stability creates a high resistance to stretch when pressure is applied through internal muscle contraction and joint movement (working pressure) (Tuckwood, 1996).
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Centre for Research and Implementation of Clinical Practice, London.
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D001458:Bandages; D001775:Blood Circulation / Q000502:physiology; D005528:Foot; D006801:Humans; D011312:Pressure; D014647:Varicose Ulcer / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D014680:Veins / Q000502:physiology