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What is graduated compression and why is it so important?

April 26, 2017compression graduated

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What is graduated compression and why is it so important?

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Graduated compression puts the strongest pressure where the veins are weakest. Simply because of gravity, that’s usually the ankles. That’s where the greatest swelling occurs. And the single most important component in the treatment of venous disease is the reduction of swelling.