STUDIES ON GARMENT COMPRESSION

Post Liposuction Compression Garment Comparison :

Kinesio Tape Versus Compression Garment on Post Mastectomy Lymphedema

Acomprehensive rehabilitation program in physical therapy is beneficial to the breast cancer patient before and after surgery. An initial evaluation determines baseline shoulder function, circumferential limb measures, posture and flexibility, and fitness/activity level. The patient is instructed in post-surgical Range of Motion (ROM), resistive and aerobic exercises, lymphedema precautions, an...

Evaluation of a lower-body compression garment.

The aims of this study were to determine how custom-fit compression shorts affect athletic performance and to examine the mechanical properties of the shorts. Ten male and 10 female track athletes on a university's nationally competitive track team, specializing in sprint or jump events, participated in the study. Testing utilized the compression shorts with loose-fitting gym shorts as the cont...

Influence of posture-cueing compression garment on overhead throwing kinematics

OBJECTIVE: Throwing is a dynamic and complex task, which requires sequential movement to sufficiently transfer energy from the lower extremity to the upper extremity. Due to the repetitive stress of the overhead throwing motion, sport medicine personnel have developed different methods to assist in alleviating pain an athlete may be experiencing. One method is the use of a posture-cueing compre...

Pressure prediction model for compression garment design.

Based on the application of Laplace's law to compression garments, an equation for predicting garment pressure, incorporating the body circumference, the cross-sectional area of fabric, applied strain (as a function of reduction factor), and its corresponding Young's modulus, is developed. Design procedures are presented to predict garment pressure using the aforementioned parameters for clinic...