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Compression garments and exercise: no influence of pressure applied
Samuel Beliard1, Michel Chauveau2, Timothée Moscatiello2
1Service de Cardiologie, Angiologie, Centre Hospitalier Louis Pasteur , Dole, France ; EA3920 Marqueurs Pronostiques et Facteurs de Régulations des Pathologies Cardiaques et Vasculaires, Université de Franche-Comté , Besançon, France ; EA4267 Fonctions et dysfonctions épithéliales, Université de Franche-Comté , Besançon, France.
Journal of Sports Science & Medicine
|March 3, 2015
Summary
Compression garments show a trend towards aiding athletic recovery, potentially improving performance and reducing muscle soreness when worn post-exercise. However, effects during exercise are inconclusive, and pressure levels do not correlate with benefits.
Area of Science:
- Sports Medicine
- Biomechanics
- Exercise Physiology
Background:
- Lower limb compression garments are popular among athletes for performance enhancement, discomfort reduction, and injury prevention.
- The efficacy of compression garments remains debated, lacking clear scientific consensus.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review literature on prospective, randomized, controlled studies of lower limb compression garments.
- To identify beneficial effects of compression garments and the conditions under which they occur.
- To investigate the relationship between applied pressure and reported effects.
Main Methods:
- Systematic literature review of prospective, randomized, controlled studies.
- Inclusion of studies with quantified lower limb compression.
- Analysis of effects during exercise and during recovery.
Main Results:
- Most studies showed no significant benefit of compression garments during exercise for immediate recovery, performance, or delayed onset muscle soreness.
- A trend suggests benefits during recovery, with improved performance recovery and reduced muscle soreness in some studies.
- No clear relationship was found between applied pressure (low or high) and observed effects.
Conclusions:
- Wearing compression garments during recovery may benefit athletic performance and reduce muscle soreness.
- The mechanisms behind the potential efficacy of compression garments during recovery require further investigation.
- Current evidence does not support a direct link between compression pressure and beneficial outcomes.
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