Changes in interface pressure under elastic and short-stretch bandages during posture changes and exercise

Phlebology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 25-28

  Hirai, M ^a  

^a Mie Prefectural College of Nursing   (Japan)

Author keywords

Elastic bandages; Initial compression pressure; Interface pressure; Posture and exercise; Shortstretch bandages

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANDAGE; BODY POSTURE; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELASTICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STANDING; WALKING;

EID: 0031812492     PISSN: 02683555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026835559801300106     Document Type: Article

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