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2. Elastic bandage - Wikipedia

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   Elastic bandage. An elastic bandage is a "stretchable bandage used to create localized pressure". [1] Elastic bandages are commonly used to treat muscle sprains and strains by reducing the flow of blood to a particular area by the application of even stable pressure which can restrict swelling at the place of injury.

3. Medicare and varicose vein treatment: Is it covered? - AOL

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   Compression therapy: People can use this therapy alone or following a surgical procedure. It involves wearing special elastic stockings or compression bandages on the area to prevent swelling.

4. Medical textiles - Wikipedia

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   A bandage is a piece of fabric used to cover, dress, and bind wounds. Bandages are typically manufactured from various textile materials. The dressing or splint is held in place using a bandage. Bandages are also used for medical purposes (strengthening and compressing) to support and restrict specific body parts. [56] [6]: 142

5. Compression stockings - Wikipedia

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   Compression stockings. Compression stockings (Flight Socks, Support Bandage) are a specialized hosiery designed to help prevent the occurrence of, and guard against further progression of, venous disorders [1] such as edema, phlebitis and thrombosis. Compression stockings are elastic compression garments worn around the leg, compressing the ...

6. The Weeknd reveals reason behind all those face bandages - AOL

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7. Bandage - Wikipedia

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   The term 'compression bandage' describes a wide variety of bandages with many different applications. Short stretch compression bandages are applied to a limb (usually for treatment of lymphedema or venous ulcers). This type of bandage is capable of shortening around the limb after application and is therefore not exerting ever-increasing ...