Pressure bandages are typically used to treat medical issues around veins that don't return enough blood from your legs or arms. Compression stockings, for example, can help stimulate blood flow, but ...

A twisted ankle occurs in an instant, often from a simple misstep or loss of balance. These common injuries involve ligaments, the tough tissue bands connecting ankle bones, which can stretch or tear ...

The most common treatments in A&E are ice, elevation, tubular compression bandage and exercise advice. Immobilisation is discouraged. However, University of Warwick researchers – who studied 584 ...

A compression bandage that acts as a pressure sensor by changing colour as it stretches has been designed by scientists. The bandage – which is made of elasticated fabric that allows it to expand – ...