Compression therapy in venous diseases: current forms of compression materials and techniques

Andrzej Berszakiewicz; Aleksander Sieroń; Zbigniew Krasiński; Armand Cholewka; Agata Stanek

doi:10.5114/ada.2019.86991

Compression therapy in venous diseases: current forms of compression materials and techniques

Postepy Dermatol Alergol. 2020 Dec;37(6):836-841. doi: 10.5114/ada.2019.86991. Epub 2019 Jul 26.

Authors

Andrzej Berszakiewicz^{1

2}, Aleksander Sieroń³, Zbigniew Krasiński⁴, Armand Cholewka⁵, Agata Stanek³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Angiology and Physical Medicine, Specialist Hospital No. 2, Bytom, Poland.
² Fresenius Dialysis Centre No. 38 in Oswiecim, Fresenius Nephrocare Polska, Oswiecim, Poland.
³ Department of Internal Medicine, Angiology and Physical Medicine, School of Medicine with the Division of Dentistry in Zabrze, Medical University of Silesia, Bytom, Poland.
⁴ Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland.
⁵ Department of Medical Physics, Chelkowski Institute of Physics, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.

Abstract

Compression therapy (CT) is an established treatment method in chronic venous disease (CVD). The paper presents information on different CT forms with indications and contraindications based on expert consensuses from recent years. A high prevalence of CVD implies continuous development of compression materials, systems and techniques as well as measurement methods. The article aims at reviewing available literature on the development of compression therapy techniques.

Keywords: chronic venous diseases; compression therapy; contraindications; indications.

Publication types

Review