EFFECT OF HOSIERY ON SKIN TEMPERATURE IN SPASTIC QUADRIPLEGIA - A PRELIMINARY-STUDY

The effect of hosiery on 21 patients with spastic quadriplegia was stu died by examining skin temperatures before and after wearing control s ocks (cotton or cotton/acrylic), compared with the test socks (21% str etch nylon and 80% synthetic hollow-core fiber). The latter are claime d by the manufacturers to provide superior warmth. Other investigation s suggest that no material for a given thickness has superior insulati on properties. The results of this preliminary study support these inv estigations, in that no significant difference in skin temperatures wa s found between the control and test socks when worn by this populatio n.