What Is Kinesiology Tape?
Kinesiology tape were created in 1979 by Dr. Kenzo Kase after 6 years of clinical development. The idea for the product comes from his search for a treatment for his patients between consultations. Until now, what they had were the traditional tapes, but these limited...
Types of therapeutic compression systems
As we have already mentioned in the previous post, therapeutic compression is the most effective way to treat ambulatory venous hypertension and its consequences, such as the aggravation of chronic venous insufficiency that causes edema or ulcer in more advanced...
Therapeutic compression
The fundamental objective of "therapeutic" compression in the legs is basically to counteract venous hypertension, and it is only achieved when the venous valves function again, and the blood is not retained in the veins. As a concept, compression therapy is the...
Training sessions of Compression Therapy
During the month of July, Calvo Izquierdo organized three training days together with the Milliken company and health professionals. These were held on July 12, 13 and 14, 2022 in Albacete, Madrid and Brugos, with the title "Therapeutic compression training program in...
Basic bandaging techniques
There are a variety of basic bandaging techniques, and in this post we will explain the most common and basic ones. We will also include some photos of the process of each bandage technique. Spiral bandaging In this technique, the bandage is applied obliquely, so that...
Overview of bandaging techniques
Now that we have analyzed the different types of bandages according to their composition and function, it’s time to review the most common types of bandages and understand how to apply them. In this post we will discuss some generalities about the application of...
Types of bandages according to their function.
In the last post, we discussed one of the ways to classify bandages, which is based on the materials used in the bandages and their composition. In today's post we will discuss a different classification based on the function of the bandage. But first, let's summarize...
Types of bandages according to their composition.
There are many ways to classify bandages. In this and the following post we are going to deal with the two most widespread ones. First, in this blog post we will classify bandages according to the material and composition, and then, in BLOG 8, we will categorize...
Long-stretch and short-stretch bandages
When bandages are described as long- and short-stretch, this refers to the bandage's ability to stretch. Thus long-stretch bandages will have high elasticity and short-stretch bandages low elasticity. This is not to be confused with high compression and low...
Compression bandages
Therapeutic compression bandaging is a very important topic and the subject of much debate within the health sector. In the previous blog post, we discussed bandage elasticity, and as we will see in this post, compression is one of the physically measurable parameters...
What is the elasticity of a bandage?
In previous posts we have discussed the different characteristics of a bandage, among which is elasticity. Speaking generally, elasticity is: "the ability of a material or substance to return to its original shape, size and condition after it has been stretched." How...
Latex and latex-free bandages
Latex in bandages has been a common compound for many years, but over the last few decades its use has been declining. The main problem with latex is that it provokes an allergic reaction in some people, causing serious harm that may even produce asphyxia in some rare...
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