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Introduction
Theoretically, the clothes claim to assist in post-exercise recovery and soreness by actually collaborating with your body during its recovery period in an effort to make a difference. But does science really support these claims? Methods: The following article explores some of the physiological and biomechanical basis (or lack thereof) of compressive recovery apparatus, the materials used in their construction and clinical evidence for supporting their use on a popular scale.
Compressors: The Technology of Compression Principles
Graduated compression is how recovery garments work — they are designed to give varying degrees of pressure around different body parts. This results in a maximum pressure at the distal extremities, decreasing towards the heart where it aids in emptying blood back into the heart. These clothes would use materials specifically designed to move water away from your skin while keeping muscles dry and maintaining your core body temperature. All of them have an element of material science to it — having reveal elasticity and wearing ability where these pieces cannot lose their form with the use time before washing.
Physiological Benefits of Compressive Recovery Wear
There are numerous physiological advantages of compression recovery gear. Increased blood flow following exercise or a reduction in delayed onset muscle soreness is one the biggest arguments for use as compression can potentially enhance the supply of oxygen, and nutrients to muscles while enhancing waste product removal (e.g. lactic acid). Decreasing inflammation and swelling, which is pretty common after a tough workout. Add this in addition to the compression and you can accelerate lactate clearance and increase recovery even further!
Biomechanical Effects
Along with physiological, compression garments will also have a biomechanical effect. Then when we are active they assist us by providing support and stability to the muscles which is proven to reduce muscle vibration and fatigue. In much the same way, they can also minimize injury by limiting unnecessary muscle movement.
Psychological Impact
Actually, just a belief in the inhabitability and overplay of compression recovery gear can affect your performance level and comfort. There are any number of assertions that athletes wearing the stuff experience higher confidence levels, which produces a placebo type effect where a perceived increase in performance becomes an actual gain.
Investigational and clinical information
Compression recovery gear is well established (broadly) in therapeutic efficacy, but there are varying degrees of clinical evidence. While some studies report favorable recovery and performance responses (1, 2), others find little or no effect. This is where the methodology and results of the studies are often challenged, and others say they can do better research. However, most scientists think compression apparel could work well enough — especially for high-intensity and endurance exercise.
Various Types of Compression Recovery Gear
Compression recovery gear comes in a variety of styles from full body suits, to sleeves, to socks and focus area wear. Each type is intended for a specific manner of using it and should be selected within the importance according to the specification, with consideration to both the individual and activity.
Conclusion
Compression recovery gear is a science based, physiologically and biomechanically rational yet performance proven solution for optimal muscle recovery. But not everyone is going to find it works for them, and the benefits are so compelling that we should have another option out there that may assist an athlete through rehabilitation. So, while developers will rightfully make use of the advances in their capabilities to refine and improve compression recovery gear in the future — offering more kinds of options for active people to wear after they train.