Pressure Garments : A Manual on Their Design and Fabrication

The use of pressure garments has long been recognized as a successful means of managing hypertrophic scarring following burn wound healing, lymphoedema and stump oedema. This manual gives instructions in the fabrication of pressure garments to produce effective and consistent results Pressure Garments: A Manual on their Design & Fabrication presents the development and principles of pressure therapy. It discusses the physical description and treatment of burns. It addresses the emotional and physical effect of scars caused by burn injury. Some of the topics covered in the book are the comparison of keloid and hypertrophic scars; management of hypertrophic scarring; methods of pressure application; complications of pressure therapy; pressure therapy treatment regimen; stages in garment design and production; glove measurements; and design considerations. The description of upper limb garments is fully covered. An in-depth account of the measurements, pattern drafting, fabric cutting, and sewing of the garment is provided. The book can provide useful information to therapists, students, and researchers. The use of pressure garments has long been recognised as a successful means of managing hypertrophic scarring following burn wound healing, lymphoedema and stump oedema. This practical manual provides detailed instructions in the fabrication of pressure garments to produce effective and consistent results. Topics covered include a description of the rationale of pressure therapy, therapeutic applications and the instructions necessary to produce a complete range of garments. The fabrication of the garments is presented with logical step-by-step instructions, supported by large clear diagrams. The text is well referenced and includes useful appendices. This book will be essential reading for all therapists working with burn patients, it will also be of interest to those working with lymphoedema patients and amputees Content: Front Matter, Page iii Copyright, Page iv About the authors, Page vii Acknowledgements, Page ix Inside Front Cover, Page cp1 1 - Pressure therapy: history and rationale, Pages 1-21 2 - Stages in garment construction, Pages 22-38 3 - Upper limb garments, Pages 39-52 4 - Torso garments, Pages 53-68 5 - Lower limb garments, Pages 69-96 6 - Head garments, Pages 97-108 7 - Modified garments, Pages 109-114 References and useful reading, Pages 115-117 Appendix I - Suppliers, Page 120 Appendix II - Advice sheet to patients, Page 121 Appendix III - Measurement charts, Pages 122-126 Appendix IV - Templates, Pages 127-129 Index, Pages 130-133