Effects of Compression Garments on Muscle Strength and Power Recovery Post-Exercise: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Xiang Li, Hao Su, Liwen Du, Gen Li, Yuanyuan Lv, Xiaojie Liu, Lin Feng, Laikang Yu (2025) Effects of Compression Garments on Muscle Strength and Power Recovery Post-Exercise: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Life (Basel) 15(3)Abstract
This study investigated the effects of compression garments on mitigating the decline in muscle strength and power resulting from exercise-induced muscle fatigue. Searches were performed in PubMed, Web of Science, EBSCO, Cochrane, and Scopus databases. The three-level restricted maximum likelihood random effects model was used to synthesize the data. Twenty-seven studies met the inclusion criteria. Compression garments had significant restorative effects on muscle strength (Hedges's g = -0.21, p < 0.01) and power (Hedges's g = -0.23, p < 0.01) after exercise-induced muscle fatigue. Subgroup analysis revealed that compression garments were effective in mitigating the decline in muscle strength when the rest intervals were 1-48 h and over 72 h and in mitigating the decline in power when the resting interval was 1-24 h. In addition, compression garments significantly mitigated the decline in muscle strength, during rest intervals of 1-24 h for trained individuals and over 72 h for both trained and untrained individuals, after exercise-induced muscle fatigue. In conclusion, compression garments significantly mitigated the decline in muscle strength after exercise-induced muscle fatigue. Both trained and untrained individuals could benefit from compression garments, with the effectiveness of compression garments being more pronounced in trained individuals compared to untrained ones.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11944185http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/40141783
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/life15030438