Montoye Alexander H K, Mithen Alexandra A, Westra Haven L, Besteman Summer S, Rider Brian C
Department of Integrative Physiology and Health Science, Alma College, Alma, MI, USA.
Department of Kinesiology, Hope College, Holland, MI, USA.
Int J Exerc Sci. 2021 Aug 1;14(7):1036-1051. doi: 10.70252/KLKO5471. eCollection 2021.
In athletic populations, compression socks (CS) may improve exercise performance recovery. However, their potential to improve performance and/or recovery following exercise in non-athletic populations is unknown. Our study evaluated the effects of CS on exercise performance and recovery from a graded maximal treadmill test. Insufficiently active adults ( = 10, 60% female, average physical activity ~60 minutes/week) performed two graded maximal exercise tests; one while wearing below-knee CS, and the other trial with regular socks (CON). Order of trials was randomized. For both trials, heart rate, lactate, and rating of perceived exertion were measured at each stage and at one, five, and ten-minutes post-exercise. Additionally, recovery variables (soreness, tightness, annoyingness, tenderness, pulling) were measured at 24 and 48 hours post-exercise using a visual analog scale. Paired-samples t-tests were used to compare exercise and recovery variables between CS and CON trials. Heart rate, lactate, and rating of perceived exertion were not different between trials for any stage during the exercise test or immediate recovery. Most 24-and 48-hour recovery variables were significantly improved after the CS trial, with values 34.6 - 42.3% lower at 24 hours and 40.3 - 61.4% lower at 48 hours compared to CON. Compression socks provided a significant and meaningful improvement in recovery variables 24-48 hours following maximal exercise. Therefore, CS may remove a common barrier to exercise adherence and facilitate more effective training recovery for insufficiently active adults.
在运动员群体中，压缩袜（CS）可能会改善运动表现的恢复。然而，其在非运动员群体运动后改善运动表现和/或恢复的潜力尚不清楚。我们的研究评估了压缩袜对分级最大跑步机测试中的运动表现和恢复的影响。运动不足的成年人（n = 10，60%为女性，平均每周体育活动约60分钟）进行了两次分级最大运动测试；一次穿着膝下压缩袜，另一次穿着普通袜子（CON）。测试顺序是随机的。在两次测试中，在每个阶段以及运动后1分钟、5分钟和10分钟测量心率、乳酸和主观用力程度评级。此外，在运动后24小时和48小时使用视觉模拟量表测量恢复变量（酸痛、紧绷、不适、压痛、牵拉）。配对样本t检验用于比较压缩袜和普通袜子测试之间的运动和恢复变量。在运动测试或即时恢复的任何阶段，两次测试之间的心率、乳酸和主观用力程度评级没有差异。在压缩袜测试后，大多数24小时和48小时的恢复变量有显著改善，与普通袜子测试相比，24小时时的值低34.6 - 42.3%，48小时时低40.3 - 61.4%。在最大运动后24 - 48小时，压缩袜在恢复变量方面有显著且有意义的改善。因此，压缩袜可能消除运动坚持的一个常见障碍，并促进运动不足的成年人更有效的训练恢复。
