New analysis suggests reconsidering compression garments as a means of reducing the harmful effects of physical exercise on muscle strength and seeking alternative methods.
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What Research Actually Tells About Compression Garment
An international research team at the Tohoku University’s Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, performed a systematic review to assess whether compression garments assist with muscle recovery.‘Individual studies and meta-analyses show contrasting results about the use of compression garments in muscle recovery after exercise, which makes everyone rethink the decision.’
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Systematic reviews identify and synthesize data from all relevant studies, and sit at the highest level on the evidence-based medicine pyramid. The researcher’s review used a generic inverse variance model, which adjusts the weight of individual studies according to sample size, to more accurately assess the effects of compression garments than previous meta-analyses.![twitter](https://images.medindia.net/icons/news/social/twitter.png)
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"Even data from our previous study supported the idea that such garments have the potential to reduce strength loss after a strenuous workout," said Dr. János Négyesi.
However, when we synthesized the data of all relevant studies, we found no effect of compression garments on strength recovery — even when factoring in exercise type and when and where the compression garment is applied.
The authors think that this is a perfect example of contradictory outcomes from individual studies and meta-analytical evidence.
Therefore, scientists should be careful when drawing direct conclusions from the results of their studies. Rather, meta-analyses using the most appropriate models can provide more precise and reliable results.
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