Compression Garment Pressure and Performance Testing

Compression garment pressure and performance testing measures the interface pressure applied by elasticated hosiery, sportswear compression tights, and medical compression bandages against the underlying limb tissue — a critical functional parameter determining therapeutic efficacy in medical compression products and performance benefit in sportswear compression garments. Interface pressure measurement uses pneumatic sensor systems, thin-film pressure transducers, or specialised pressure measurement hosiery placed between the garment and a limb model or human subject, recording the pressure gradient from ankle to thigh that defines compression class in medical hosiery. Fabric mechanical testing including stretch recovery, power, and elasticity characterises the mechanical behaviour of the knitted elastic structure that generates compression, enabling prediction of interface pressure from fabric properties.