What are the differences between working and resting pressures?
The working pressure is the internal pressure directed towards the bandage by the calf muscle on exercise (40-50mmHg), whilst the resting pressure is the force exerted by the bandage when the calf muscle is not working ( 20mmHg). “This difference in pressures gives a pulsating, massaging effect to improve venous return” Ref: Charles,H ( 1999); Short stretch bandaging in the treatment of venous leg ulcers; J of Wound Care, June, Vol. 8; No.
