TY - JOUR
T1 - Compression garments and recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage
T2 - a meta-analysis
AU - Hill, Jessica
AU - Howatson, Glyn
AU - van Someren, Ken
AU - Leeder, Jonathan
AU - Pedlar, Charles
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2014/9/1
Y1 - 2014/9/1
N2 - The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of compression garments on recovery following damaging exercise. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted using studies that evaluated the efficacy of compression garments on measures of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), muscular strength, muscular power and creatine kinase (CK). Studies were extracted from a literature search of online databases. Data were extracted from 12 studies, where variables were measured at baseline and at 24 or 48 or 72 h postexercise. Analysis of pooled data indicated that the use of compression garments had a moderate effect in reducing the severity of DOMS (Hedges' g=0.403, 95% CI 0.236 to 0.569, p<0.001), muscle strength (Hedges' g=0.462, 95% CI 0.221 to 0.703, p<0.001), muscle power (Hedges' g=0.487, 95% CI 0.267 to 0.707, p<0.001) and CK (Hedges' g=0.439, 95% CI 0.171 to 0.706, p<0.001). These results indicate that compression garments are effective in enhancing recovery from muscle damage.
AB - The purpose of the study was to determine the effects of compression garments on recovery following damaging exercise. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted using studies that evaluated the efficacy of compression garments on measures of delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS), muscular strength, muscular power and creatine kinase (CK). Studies were extracted from a literature search of online databases. Data were extracted from 12 studies, where variables were measured at baseline and at 24 or 48 or 72 h postexercise. Analysis of pooled data indicated that the use of compression garments had a moderate effect in reducing the severity of DOMS (Hedges' g=0.403, 95% CI 0.236 to 0.569, p<0.001), muscle strength (Hedges' g=0.462, 95% CI 0.221 to 0.703, p<0.001), muscle power (Hedges' g=0.487, 95% CI 0.267 to 0.707, p<0.001) and CK (Hedges' g=0.439, 95% CI 0.171 to 0.706, p<0.001). These results indicate that compression garments are effective in enhancing recovery from muscle damage.
KW - DOMS
KW - Exercise physiology
KW - Muscle damage/injuries
KW - Training
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U2 - 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092456
DO - 10.1136/bjsports-2013-092456
M3 - Article
C2 - 23757486
AN - SCOPUS:85027949742
SN - 0306-3674
VL - 48
SP - 1340
EP - 1346
JO - British Journal of Sports Medicine
JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine
IS - 18
ER -