THE ROLE OF SHORT-STRETCH BANDAGE IN THERAPY OF LYMPHEDEMA

Osnovna terapija liječenja limfedema i njegovih komplikacija je kompresivna terapija. izvodimo je s različitim elastičnim i neelastičnim materijalima, koji zbog svojih svojstava stvaraju aktivnu ili pasivnu kompresiju kada bolesnik hoda, a i u mirovanju. Koje ćemo zavoje odabrati ovisi o stupnju lilmfedema. Pritisci ispod zavoja ovise ne samo o materijalu nego i o sili koju upotrijebimo za kompresiju, o broju slojeva i prekrivanju pojedinih zavoja, te o načinu bandažiranja.Compression therapy is the main therapeutic modality in the treatment of lymphedema and its complications. Compression therapy is performed with various elastic and non-elastic materials which, based on their properties, induce active or passive compression when the patient is walking as well as in rest. The choice of bandage depends on the stage of lymphedema. The pressures under the bandage depend not only on the material, but also on the force employed for compression, number of layers and coverage of particular bandages, as well on bandage method