Trial reportThe journal of spinal cord medicine2016
Effect of lower limb compression on blood flow and performance in elite wheelchair rugby athletes.
Trial report in The journal of spinal cord medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Strategies to Augment the Cardiovascular System and Acutely Enhance Exercise Performance in Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury: A Systematic Scoping Review.Sports medicine - open · 2025Pooled it
- Comparing The Effects of Compression Contrast Therapy and Dry Needling on Muscle Functionality, Pressure Pain Threshold, and Perfusion after Isometric Fatigue in Forearm Muscles of Combat Sports Athletes: A Single-Blind Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2024Trial
- Compression aids improve cardiovascular control during verticalization in patients after cervical spinal cord injury.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Article
- Compression-induced improvements in post-exercise recovery are associated with enhanced blood flow, and are not due to the placebo effect.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Physiological parameters and the use of compression stockings in individuals with spinal cord injuries: a scoping review.Spinal cord · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the effects of compression socks worn during exercise on performance and physiological responses in elite wheelchair rugby athletes.
designIn a non-blinded randomized crossover design, participants completed two exercise trials (4 × 8 min bouts of submaximal exercise, each finishing with a timed maximal sprint) separated by 24 hr, with or without compression socks.
settingNational Sports Training Centre, Queensland, Australia.
participantsTen national representative male wheelchair rugby athletes with cervical spinal cord injuries volunteered to participate.
interventionsParticipants wore medical grade compression socks on both legs during the exercise task (COMP), and during the control trial no compression was worn (CON). OUTCOME MEASURES: The efficacy of the compression socks was determined by assessments of limb blood flow, core body temperature, heart rate, and ratings of perceived exertion, perceived thermal strain, and physical performance.
resultsWhile no significant differences between conditions were observed for maximal sprint time, average lap time was better maintained in COMP compared to CON (P<0.05). Lower limb blood flow increased from pre- to post-exercise by the same magnitude in both conditions (COMP: 2.51 ± 2.34; CON: 2.20 ± 1.85 ml.100 ml.(-1)min(-1)), whereas there was a greater increase in upper limb blood flow pre- to post-exercise in COMP (10.77 ± 8.24 ml.100 ml.(-1)min(-1)) compared to CON (6.21 ± 5.73 ml.100 ml.(-1)min(-1); P < 0.05).
conclusionThese findings indicate that compression socks worn during exercise is an effective intervention for maintaining submaximal performance during wheelchair exercise, and this performance benefit may be associated with an augmentation of upper limb blood flow.
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