Sports compression garments improve resting markers of venous return and muscle blood flow in male basketball players.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The benefits associated with sports compression garments are thought to be closely related to enhanced blood flow. However, findings are equivocal, possibly due to heterogeneity in the techniques used for measuring blood flow, the garment types used, and the pressures applied. This study combined Doppler ultrasound and near-infrared spectroscopy technologies to provide the first comprehensive assessment of the effects of 3 sports compression garment types on markers of venous return and muscle blood flow at rest.

Methods

Resting lower-limb blood flow measures (markers of venous return, muscle blood flow, and muscle oxygenation) of 22 elite, junior, male basketball players (age = 17.2 ± 0.9 years, mean ± SD) were assessed in 4 separate conditions: no compression (C

SUBMITTER: O'Riordan SF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10362518 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature