Compression services
Overview
If you have a medical condition that causes swelling, heaviness or achiness in your arms and legs, compression therapy may be an option to treat your symptoms, support wound healing and improve your quality of life.
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Support wound healing
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Excessive fluid buildup in the body can lead to uncomfortable symptoms like swelling, heaviness and achiness, and lead to slower wound healing. Compression therapy uses properly fitted gradient compression garments—like sleeves, stockings, vests, face masks and gloves—that safely and gradually decreasing pressure towards the top of the limb to move out the accumulated excess fluid.
Compression garments can also be used as a preventative treatment option, particularly if you’re in a profession that requires standing for long periods.
Conditions we treat using compression therapy
- Breast cancer-related lymphedema: Swelling in the chest, arms or hands caused by damage to the lymph nodes during cancer treatment.
- Edema: Swelling in the limbs.
- Pregnancy: Pregnancy can sometimes cause swelling and discomfort in the limbs.
- Phlebitis: Inflammation of a vein, particularly in the legs.
- Post-thrombotic syndrome: A chronic condition that can occur after developing a blood clot in the leg.
- Post-surgical swelling: Swelling as the body heals from surgery.
- Thrombosis or deep vein thrombosis (DVT): A blood clot, sometimes occurring in the legs (DVT).
- Tired, heavy, aching legs: Uncomfortable symptoms in the legs that can be caused by conditions like varicose veins, pregnancy, poor circulation or overuse.
- Varicose veins: Enlarged, swollen, visible veins, typically found in the legs.
- Vein surgery aftercare: Compression garments may be recommended to support recovery from vein surgery.
- Venous insufficiency: When veins in the legs don’t properly return blood to the heart.
- Wounds and venous stasis ulcers: Open sores on the body, particularly on the lower leg (venous stasis ulcers).
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