According to this study there is small benefit of compression clothing to performance and moderate benefit to recovery.
Bringing light into the dark: effects of compression clothing on performance and recovery.
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Dept of Sport Science, University of Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany.
Abstract
To
assess original research addressing the effect of the application of
compression clothing on sport performance and recovery after exercise, a
computer-based literature research was performed in July 2011 using the
electronic databases PubMed, MEDLINE, SPORTDiscus, and Web of Science.
Studies examining the effect of compression clothing on endurance,
strength and power, motor control, and physiological, psychological, and
biomechanical parameters during or after exercise were included, and
means and measures of variability of the outcome measures were recorded
to estimate the effect size (Hedges g) and associated 95% confidence
intervals for comparisons of experimental (compression) and control
trials (noncompression). The characteristics of the compression
clothing, participants, and study design were also extracted. The
original research from peer-reviewed journals was examined using the
Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) Scale. Results indicated small
effect sizes for the application of compression clothing during exercise
for short-duration sprints (10-60 m), vertical-jump height, extending
time to exhaustion (such as running at VO2max or during incremental
tests), and time-trial performance (3-60 min). When compression clothing
was applied for recovery purposes after exercise, small to moderate
effect sizes were observed in recovery of maximal strength and power,
especially vertical-jump exercise; reductions in muscle swelling and
perceived muscle pain; blood lactate removal; and increases in body
temperature. These results suggest that the application of compression
clothing may assist athletic performance and recovery in given
situations with consideration of the effects magnitude and practical
relevance.
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