title: Effect of 3 Weeks Use of Compression Garments on Stride and Impact Shock during a Fatiguing Run.
abstract: Excessive and prolonged exposure to impact acceleration during running is associated with increased injury rate. Acute use of compressive garments has been speculated to improve attenuation. However, it is unknown how longer interventions of compressive garments influence attenuation in running. 40 runners trained with compressive and placebo stockings for 3 weeks. Perception of comfort, stride parameters (rate, length) and impact acceleration (head and tibial peak acceleration, magnitude, acceleration rate and attenuation) were measured every 5 min during a fatigue run (30 min at 80% of the individual's maximal aerobic speed). Compressive stockings reduced tibial peak acceleration and magnitude compared to placebo stockings at every minute (p<0.05) except for the initial measurement (p>0.05). Moreover, compressive stockings led to a lower rate of increase in tibial peak acceleration (14%, p<0.005) and magnitude (16%, p<0.001) as a result of the development of fatigue compared to placebo stockings (24% and 26% increase, p=0.014 and p=0.003, respectively). Similar perception of comfort was reported for both garments. Training with compressive stockings for 3 weeks reduced impact acceleration and the rate of increase in acceleration compared to placebo stockings. These findings suggest that compressive stockings may play a protective role by reducing impact accelerations during running.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education and Sports, Grupo de Investigación Biomecánica aplicada al Deporte (GIBD), University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Lucas-Cuevas
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education and Sports, Grupo de Investigación Biomecánica aplicada al Deporte (GIBD), University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Priego-Quesada
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education and Sports, Grupo de Investigación Biomecánica aplicada al Deporte (GIBD), University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Aparicio
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education and Sports, Grupo de Investigación Biomecánica aplicada al Deporte (GIBD), University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: J V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Giménez
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education and Sports, Grupo de Investigación Biomecánica aplicada al Deporte (GIBD), University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Llana-Belloch
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Education and Sports, Grupo de Investigación Biomecánica aplicada al Deporte (GIBD), University of Valencia, Valencia, Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pérez-Soriano
mesh_terms: D000054:Acceleration; D000328:Adult; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007866:Leg / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D018763:Muscle Fatigue / Q000502:physiology*; D010465:Perception; D010806:Physical Education and Training; D012420:Running / Q000502:physiology*; D053828:Stockings, Compression; D055815:Young Adult