[Compression treatment in venous insufficiency and lymphedema]

Ambulant therapy of varicose vein conditions is only possible with compression bandages. Doctors are often very cautious with regard to compression bandaging because they believe that it cannot be learned. The paper is intending to show that such fears are unfounded. The physical principles for the individual steps in compression bandaging are therefore described. If these principles are heeded, there are no longer any obstacles to the practical application of compression bandages.