Extremit-Ease compression garment: A review and cases.
The rates of chronic oedema in the US continue to grow from multiple causative factors. One such factor is the skyrocketing rates of morbid obesity. There are about 40 million obese people in the US today. Among those people, the prevalence rate of lymphoedema is 74% ( Fife and Carter, 2008 ). Treatment usually involves some type of compression for life, but that is easier said than done. Many patients with chronic oedema have dexterity issues or have limited abilities to put on tight compression options. This article explores a product that has just been recently launched on the market: the Extremit-Ease® compression garment. This article also looks at five case studies involving the product to evaluate its effectiveness in the treatment of this growing condition. We explore the increasing problem of chronic oedema, specifically oedema caused by lymphoedema and venous stasis, and how Extremit-Ease compression garments could assist patient compliance with the gold standard treatment.