Medical IPC reduces DVT risk ~57–64% vs. no prophylaxis; combined IPC + pharmacological prophylaxis reduces DVT and PE vs. pharmacological alone. MEDICAL USE ONLY — must not support wellness claims.
How strong the finding is
Multiple meta-analyses; Cochrane 2022 (Kakkos); PMC11265719; PMC5386769. Source: PMC11265719. Dossier claim id compress-k10. Category MEDICAL-IPC (NOT wellness).
What complicates this
EVIDENCE-BASE DISTINCTION: medical-IPC DVT evidence must NOT be cited to support wellness recovery-boot marketing.
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