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Indications for Gradient of Counterpressure
Gradient I (8-12 mm Hg)
- Heaviness and fatigue in legs
Gradient II (15-20 mm Hg)
- Tired, aching legs
- Minor ankle, leg, and foot swelling
- Minor varicose veins
Gradient III (20-30 mm Hg)
- Prophylaxis and treatment of mild vascular insufficiencies
- Mild varicosities without significant edema
Gradient IV (30-40 mm Hg)
- Varicose veins
- Chronic venous insufficiency
- Peripheral edema
- Prophylaxis post surgical stripping
- Post-phlebitis syndrome
- Pregnancy-related varices
- Prophylaxis and treatment of edema and phlebitis due to post-fracture conditions and injury
- Postural hypotension
- Stasis dermatitis due to chronic venous insufficiency (CVI)
- Venous stasis ulcers
- Post-cast removal
- Post-ligation or stripping
- Inguinal lymphadenectomy
- Muscular inactivity
- Cellulitis
Gradient V (40-50 mm Hg)
- Severe, marked degrees of Gradient IV conditions
- Reversible lymphedema
- Complications of chronic venous insufficiency such as:
- Marked dependent edema
- Venous ulcers
- Severe chronic venous insufficiency
- Post-phlebitis syndrome
Gradient VI (50-60 mm Hg)
- Severe marked degrees of Gradient V conditions
- Severe post-thrombotic cases
- Irreversible lymphedema
Compression therapy support styles
- Knee length
- Thigh length
- Waist height—either 1 or 2-leg
- Maternity
- Lymphedema arm sleeve
- Lymphedema gauntlet (glove without fingers)
- Lymphedema glove
Contraindications to compression therapy
- Cutaneous infections
- Hypodermitis in the acute phase
- Wet dermatoses
- Massive edema from congestive heart failure
- Severe arterial insufficiency