Elucidation of impact of wearing compression garments after exercise on recovery of muscle function and muscle damage response

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K12660
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Sports science
• Research Institution: Ritsumeikan University
• Principal Investigator: GOTO KAZUSHIGE 立命館大学, スポーツ健康科学部, 准教授 (60508258)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: スポーツ科学 / トレーニング / リカバリー / 疲労 / 筋損傷・炎症 / コンプレッションウェア / クライオセラピー

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The present study determined effects of compression garments (CG) during post-exercise period on recovery of exercise performance, scores of subjective fatigue and soreness, muscle damage and inflammatory responses. Moreover, influence of the CG combined with other treatment (cryotherapy) was examined. As a result, wearing CG after endurance exercise promoted recovery of power output, when the exercise-induced muscle damage was profound. The results also suggested that the combined treatment of "CG" and "cryotherapy" after strenuous exercise may attenuate muscle damage response.

Free Research Field

スポーツ科学