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COMPRESSION Therapy

Compression therapy

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Compression therapy is a medical treatment that involves applying controlled pressure to specific parts of the body, typically using specialised garments or devices like compression sleeves, stockings, or pneumatic compression boots.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT COMPRESSION THERAPY

What conditions are treated with Compression Therapy?

Physiotherapists incorporate compression therapy as part of a comprehensive treatment plan for various conditions, including:

  • Sports Injuries: Sprains, strains, and recovery from intense workouts benefit from reduced swelling and faster muscle healing.
  • Post-Operative Rehabilitation: After surgery, especially around joints, compression helps decrease swelling, manage pain, and reduce the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
  • Lymphedema: A chronic condition characterised by lymph fluid build-up and swelling. Intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC) can be a key component of a multi-modal management approach.

What are Compression Boots?

Physiotherapy clinics often use compression leg devices, also known as IPC or recovery boots, to improve circulation and speed up recovery from injuries, surgeries, or intense exercise.

These devices are inflatable sleeves with multiple chambers that wrap around the legs. A pump rhythmically inflates and deflates these chambers in a sequential pattern, moving from the feet upward toward the heart. This process mimics the body’s natural muscle pump action and provides several benefits:

  • Enhances Blood Circulation: Helps push deoxygenated blood and metabolic waste, such as lactic acid, out of the muscles and back toward the heart more efficiently.
  • Reduces Swelling and Inflammation: Facilitates blood and lymphatic flow, preventing fluid pooling in tissues and reducing swelling (edema).
  • Speeds Up Recovery: Improves circulation, delivering more oxygen and nutrients to muscles to accelerate tissue repair after exercise or injury.
  • Decreases Muscle Soreness and Stiffness: Flushes out metabolic waste and relaxes muscles, alleviating delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS).
  • Supports Lymphatic Drainage: Assists the lymphatic system in removing excess fluid and toxins from the limbs.

How can Compression Boots help athletes?

Many professional athletes use compression boots as a recovery aid. Brands like Pulsio are popular among CrossFit athletes and ultra runners who rely on this technology to accelerate recovery between training sessions and competitions.

What can I expect during a Compression Therapy session?

  • A typical session lasts between 20 and 30 minutes.
  • You will sit or recline comfortably while the physiotherapist fits the boots to your legs.
  • The therapist will set the pressure intensity and program based on your condition and comfort level.
  • You may experience a pulsing or massaging sensation as the boots inflate and deflate in cycles.
  • For best results, your physiotherapist will likely combine compression therapy with other treatments, such as targeted exercises or manual therapy.
  • Once you feel happy in these you can use boots before or after your physiotherapy appt to gain maximum benefit.

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Call now on 023 80653707 to book a 20-minute appointment.

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All the costs can be found on the pricing section of our website.

No. Our therapists’ do not require a GP referral and are adequately trained to refer you to the appropriate Medical professional if we cannot help. However, your Private Medical Insurer may require you to see your GP prior to authorising your treatment, please check beforehand with your PMI before making your appointment.

Either call our experienced reception team on 023 8065 3707 or contact us through our website from our Contact form or e-mail directly on info@therapeutics-southampton.co.uk

We expect payment at the end of each treatment session. We accept all major debit/credit cards other than AMEX. We no longer except cheque payments other than in exceptional circumstances.

We are open Monday through Friday and the specific hours are found on the Home page of our website.

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