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Compression Stockings for Athletes. Do they work ?

June 24, 2020 0
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Are compression stockings worth the money ?

 

Ok I am going to say it again.

I’m sorry its like some sort of Niseko Chiropractic tourette’s syndrome.

Do they work ? Sorta.

A recent meta-analsysis was recently published in the Dove Open access Journal of sports medicine that reviewed 21 studies on the usefulness of below knee compression stockings in athletes. If compression stockings are going to be useful they are going to have 2 benefits

  1. Increased performance in competition
  2. Decreased recovery time

What the authors found in a nutshell was that 3 studies out of the 21 showed some performance improvement and others showed mixed or neutral results.

However many more studies found that there was better evidence to support the idea that compression stockings may reduce the number of hours needed for recovery and also decrease the pain from delayed onset muscle soreness associated with high level competition.

So if you are comfortable wearing them in competition and find them helpful then it may be worth considering them but it seems the current evidence casts doubt that this action alone is going to send you to the front of the pack.

On the recovery side of things there is stronger evidence to support their use after competition to improve lymphatic flow and aid circulation.

You can find the link to full study below

https://www.dovepress.com/effects-of-wearing-compression-stockings-on-exercise-performance-and-a-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-OAJSM

 

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www.nisekochiropractic.com/appointments





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