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Effect of Compression Tights on Skin Temperature in Women with Lipedema

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Effect of Compression Tights on Skin Temperature in Women with Lipedema
Abstract
The aim was to analyze the effect of compression tights on skin temperature in women with lipedema and to assess the effect of different knitting on skin temperature. Twenty-four women with lipedema (Grade I = 25%; Grade II = 75%) were divided into three groups according to the compression tights prototype assigned: control (n = 9), Flat (n = 7) and circular (n = 8). The participants performed a gait test two times, separated by 15 days: before wearing the tights of the study and after the treatment (15 days employing compression tights). Skin temperature was measured using infrared thermography before and after the gait test on both days, and six regions of interest were determined in the anterior and posterior leg. The skin temperature decreased in the different regions of interest after exercise in all the groups (e.g., anterior thigh (IC95% (−1.1, −0.7 °C) p < 0.001), but no differences were observed in skin temperature between groups before and after walking (p > 0.05). The use of compressing tights for 15 days does not alter skin temperature in women with lipedema before and after walking. The absence of differences in skin temperature between tights in the different assessments allows for obtaining the benefits of wearing compression tights during exercise without negative thermal effects.
Publication
Applied Sciences
Volume
13
Issue
2
Pages
1133
Date
2023/1
Language
en
ISSN
2076-3417
Accessed
1/23/23, 2:57 PM
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Number: 2 Publisher: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute
Citation
Sanchez-Jimenez, J. L., Priego-Quesada, J. I., Gisbert-Ruiz, M. J., Cibrian-Ortiz de Anda, R. M., Perez-Soriano, P., & Aparicio, I. (2023). Effect of Compression Tights on Skin Temperature in Women with Lipedema. Applied Sciences, 13(2), 1133. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13021133