Objective To explore the effect of air pressure wave on the prevention of lower limb deep venous thrombosis in patients with cerebral stroke and the application value of color Doppler ultrasound (CDUS).Methods 72 stroke patients were randomly divided into experimental group (n =37) and control group (n =35) by random digits table.The control group received routine nursing,conventional and rehabilitation therapy.The experimental group was treated by the air pressure wave for 15 days on the basis of the control group.DVT formation of lower extremities and hemodynamic changes before and after treatment was observed by CDUS,and the results were compared with the X-ray phlebography examination results.Results CDUS displayed the incidence rate of DVT in the experimental group was significantly lower than that in the control group (2.7％ vs 20.0％,x2 =5.449,P ＜0.05).The changes of blood flow velocity and the average reflux time of femoral,popliteal vein in the experimental group had significant differences between before and after treatment (t =8.503,4.254,8.587,2.062,all P ＜ 0.05) ;and in the control group,only popliteal vein blood flow velocity had statistically significant difference (t =6.895,2.116,4.169,all P ＜ 0.05).Compared with the X-ray angiography,8 cases of DVT diagnosed by CDUS were consistent,but 1 case of DVT in the control group was missed diagnosis.Conclusion Air pressure wave can effectively reduce the occurrence of DVT in patients with cerebral stroke.CDUS can accurately diagnose the DVT formation,and can help to understand the hemodynamic change,it has important clinical value for monitoring the preventive effect of DVT.