Compression for medical purposes is something that has been used humans for a long time, with great results. The first mention of compression therapy can be traced back to about 3,600 years ago, in the Edwin Smith Papyrus, which is believed to be the oldest surgical document in the world. At that time, in the era of Hippocrates, a doctor mentioned that compression bandages were used by him on a patient for the purpose of preventing blood from pooling in the legs, according to an article on Today's Wound Clinic. Fast forward a few thousand years and we are in...
November 04, 2019
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