Venous leg ulcers account for the majority of chronic leg wounds, and the treatment — compression — is the part patients resist most. It's uncomfortable, it's inconvenient, and patients abandon it. A venous leg ulcer poster explains the physiology that makes compression non-negotiable.
What the poster must convey
- Venous hypertension, simply: failed valves, pooling blood, and why the gaiter area breaks down — the mechanism behind the wound.
- Why compression works: countering venous pressure, reducing edema, and restarting healing. Patients comply when they understand the physics.
- The compliance trap: what happens when compression stops — recurrence rates that sober up even skeptical patients.
- Adjunct care: leg elevation, exercise, skin care, and when to escalate to vascular referral.
Compression compliance is the whole game
VLU healing rates track compression compliance almost perfectly. Every percentage point of understanding you add on the wall translates to weeks off healing time — and fewer recurrences filling your schedule.
Build the wound care wall with our wound care & vascular education collection and the wound care & limb preservation poster set.
Where it belongs
Wound care rooms, vascular clinics, and anywhere compression is prescribed. Large format for treatment rooms. Printed on demand in three sizes.