Is there evidence that runners can benefit from wearing compression clothing?

FA Engel, HC Holmberg, B Sperlich - Sports medicine, 2016 - Springer
Background Runners at various levels of performance and specializing in different events
(from 800 m to marathons) wear compression socks, sleeves, shorts, and/or tights in attempt …

Putting the squeeze on compression garments: current evidence and recommendations for future research: a systematic scoping review

J Weakley, J Broatch, S O'Riordan, M Morrison… - Sports Medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background Compression garments are regularly worn during exercise to improve physical
performance, mitigate fatigue responses, and enhance recovery. However, evidence for …

ACTN3 genotype influences exercise-induced muscle damage during a marathon competition

J Del Coso, M Valero, JJ Salinero, B Lara… - European journal of …, 2017 - Springer
Purpose Exercise-induced muscle damage has been identified as one of the main causes of
the progressive decrease in running and muscular performance in marathoners. The aim of …

Tight margins: Compression garment use during exercise and recovery—A systematic review

AJ Leabeater, LP James, MW Driller - Textiles, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Compression garments (CGs) are a popular tool that may act on physiological,
physical, neuromuscular, biomechanical, and/or perceptual domains during exercise and …

Exercise-induced muscle damage and cardiac stress during a marathon could be associated with dietary intake during the week before the race

J Mielgo-Ayuso, J Calleja-González, I Refoyo… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
Adequate food intake is important prior to endurance running competitions to facilitate
adequate exercise intensity. However, no investigations have examined whether dietary …

Association of lower limb compression garments during high-intensity exercise with performance and physiological responses: a systematic review and meta-analysis

CA da Silva, L Helal, RP da Silva, KC Belli, D Umpierre… - Sports medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background Although compression garments are used to improve sports performance,
methodological approaches and the direction of evidence regarding garments for use in …

Effects of graduated compression socks on ankle inversion proprioception of half-marathon runners at different running distances

L Chang, S Fu, S Wu, J Witchalls, R Adams… - Journal of Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objectives To determine the effect of graduated compression socks on ankle proprioception
and the relationship between fatigue and ankle proprioception measures in half-marathon …

Wearing compression socks during exercise aids subsequent performance

N Brophy-Williams, MW Driller, CM Kitic, JW Fell… - Journal of science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives To assess the effect of wearing compression socks on immediate and
subsequent 5 km running time trials, with particular attention to the influences on …

Influence of different types of compression garments on exercise-induced muscle damage markers after a soccer match

D Marqués-Jiménez, J Calleja-González… - Research in Sports …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
There is not enough evidence of positive effects of compression therapy on the recovery of
soccer players after matches. Therefore, the objective was to evaluate the influence of …

Calf compression sleeves change biomechanics but not performance and physiological responses in trail running

HA Kerhervé, P Samozino, F Descombe… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Introduction: The aim of this study was to determine whether calf compression sleeves (CS)
affects physiological and biomechanical parameters, exercise performance, and perceived …