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Long-term effects of graduated compression stockings on cardiorespiratory performance

Overview of attention for article published in Biology of Sport, April 2015
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Title
Long-term effects of graduated compression stockings on cardiorespiratory performance
Published in
Biology of Sport, April 2015
DOI 10.5604/20831862.1150304
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J I Priego, A G Lucas-Cuevas, I Aparicio, J V Giménez, J M Cortell-Tormo, P Pérez-Soriano

Abstract

The use of graduated compression stockings (GCS) in sport has been increasing in the last years due to their potential positive effects for athletes. However, there is little evidence to support whether these types of garments actually improve cardiorespiratory performance. The aim of this study was to examine the cardiorespiratory responses of GCS during running after three weeks of regular use. Twenty recreational runners performed three tests on different days: test 1) - a 5-min maximal effort run in order to determine the participants' maximal aerobic speed; and tests 2) and 3) - a fatigue running test of 30 minutes at 80% of their maximal aerobic speed with either GCS or PLACEBO stockings at random. Cardiorespiratory parameters (minute ventilation, heart rate, relative oxygen consumption, relative carbon dioxide production, ventilatory equivalents for oxygen and carbon dioxide, and oxygen pulse) were measured. Before each test in the laboratory, the participants trained with the randomly assigned stockings (GCS or PLACEBO) for three weeks. No significant differences between GCS and PLACEBO were found in any of the cardiorespiratory parameters. In conclusion, the present study provides evidence that running with GCS for three weeks does not influence cardiorespiratory parameters in recreational runners.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 1%
Unknown 92 99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 16 17%
Student > Bachelor 16 17%
Student > Ph. D. Student 11 12%
Researcher 6 6%
Student > Doctoral Student 6 6%
Other 22 24%
Unknown 16 17%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Sports and Recreations 53 57%
Medicine and Dentistry 5 5%
Nursing and Health Professions 5 5%
Social Sciences 3 3%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 1 1%
Other 6 6%
Unknown 20 22%
Attention Score in Context

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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 24. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 24 February 2016.
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#1,575,393
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