Comparative Study on Various Methods of Pressure in Compression Stockings

A series of self-designed and woven compression stockings were used in this pressure comparison experiment. In order to compare the differences of the garment pressure values exerted by the compression stockings with different structure parameters among three methods. The experiments were carried out with Flexi force sensors. The pressure value of nine pairs of compression stockings on five subjects and the model leg was collected, and the tensile force of the every section of these stockings was collected to calculate the pressure according to Laplace's equation. The data analysis results show that the pressure values of the compression stockings obtained by comparing the three methods have great differences in various testing methods. There is a significant correlation between processing parameters and stitch density(SD). The pressure design of the compression stockings should be based on the actual wearing of the pressure.