J Schuren1, K Mohr. 1. 3M Deutschland GmbH, Infection Prevention and Skin and Wound Laboratory, Neuss, Germany. jschuren@mmm.com
Abstract
AIM: The aim of this paper was to determine whether Pascal's law can be used to explain the dynamics of compression therapy. METHODS: Sub-bandage pressures were recorded at three different levels to investigate the transmission of applied pressure on the legs of 12 healthy volunteers and 216 applications. RESULTS: The experimental model revealed that when pressure is increased at a certain area in a compressed leg, the pressure is transmitted within the compressed area. CONCLUSION: The dynamics of effective compression therapy are explained by Pascal's Law, which states that when pressure is applied on a fluid (a muscle or muscle group) in a closed container (fascia muscularis and compression bandage), there is an equal increase at every other point in the container.
AIM: The aim of this paper was to determine whether Pascal's law can be used to explain the dynamics of compression therapy. METHODS: Sub-bandage pressures were recorded at three different levels to investigate the transmission of applied pressure on the legs of 12 healthy volunteers and 216 applications. RESULTS: The experimental model revealed that when pressure is increased at a certain area in a compressed leg, the pressure is transmitted within the compressed area. CONCLUSION: The dynamics of effective compression therapy are explained by Pascal's Law, which states that when pressure is applied on a fluid (a muscle or muscle group) in a closed container (fascia muscularis and compression bandage), there is an equal increase at every other point in the container.
Authors: Jan Schuren; Stéphanie F Bernatchez; Joseph Tucker; Ellen Schnobrich; Patrick J Parks Journal: Adv Wound Care (New Rochelle) Date: 2012-12 Impact factor: 4.730