Efficacy of intermittent pneumatic compression on blood flow in patient with varicose veins / Wessam Abdelftah Ismail Mohamed ; Supervised Nagwa Mohamed Hamed Badr , Mariam Elsayed Mohammed , Bassem Elzarif Fouad

Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Physical Therapy for Cardiopulmonary and Geriatrics Disorder

Background and purpose: Although compression therapy is applied extensively in varicose veins treatment, there are not enough evidences on its effectiveness. Varicose veins with or without active venous ulceration can leads to serious complications resulting in more governmental financial loads. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of intermittent pneumatic compression on blood flow in patient with varicose veins in both femoral and popliteal veins, pain level, and ankle girth measurement Methodology: forty women with varicose veins were selected from outpatient clinic of El-mahalla hospital and assigned randomly into two equal groups. Group A which included 20 patients who were treated with pneumatic compression therapy five times per week for 8 weeks and Group (B): which included 20 patients who were instructed to continue receiving their medical treatment based on their medical prescription. Selected parameters related to Venous blood flow were assessed using Doppler ultra-sound device, in addition to evaluating pain by visual analogue scale and ankle girth measurements as edema assessment. Results: After 8 weeks of treatment with intermittent pneumatic compression All selected parameters have shown significant improvements among subjects enrolled in group A in comparison to subjects enrolled in group B

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