TY - BOOK AU - Dalia Mahmoud Zaki Mohammed AU - Abeer Abdelrahman Mohamed , AU - Samia Aly Elkady , AU - Wadida Hassan Elsayed , TI - Effect of pneumatic compression modes on pain and blood flow in varicose veins patients / PY - 2012/// CY - Cairo : PB - Dalia Mahmoud Zaki Mohammed , KW - Effect of pneumatic compression modes on pain KW - Intermittent pneumatic compression KW - Varicose veins N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Basic Science; Issued also as CD N2 - Varicose veins are not only a cosmetic annoyance ; they can lead to complications that result in loss of time from work . Treatment has improved to reduce recovery time and complications . Purpose of the study was to study the effect of each different cycle setting of intermittent pneumatic compression ( rapid and slow deflation ) on maximal blood flow velocity , mean blood flow velocity , refilling time and pain intensity level in varicose veins patients and also to compare the effect of two different cycle settings ER -