Graduated compression stockings for runners : friend, foe, or fake?
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Kompressionsstrümpfe für Läufer : Freund, Feind oder Schwindel? |
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Autor: | Bovenschen, H. Jorn; Booij, Mariëlle te; Vleuten, Carine J.M. van der |
Erschienen in: | Journal of athletic training |
Veröffentlicht: | 48 (2013), 2, S. 226-232, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 1062-6050, 0160-8320, 1938-162X |
DOI: | 10.4085/1062-6050-48.1.26 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201305003382 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
Objective: To assess the effect of graduated compression stockings (GCS) on lower leg volume and leg complaints in runners during and after exercise. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre and an outdoor running track in Nijmegen, The Netherlands. Patients or Other Participants: Thirteen Dutch trained recreational runners. Intervention(s): Participants used a GCS on 1 leg during running. Main Outcome Measures: (1) Lower leg volume of both legs was measured at baseline, directly after running, and at 5 minutes and 30 minutes after running using a validated perometer. (2) Leg complaints were reported on questionnaires at set intervals. Results: (1) In both experiments, the legs with GCS showed a reduction in mean (± SEM) leg volume directly after running, as compared with the leg without GCS: −14.1 ± 7.6 mL (P = .04) for the 10-km running track and −53.5 ± 17.8 mL (P = .03) for the maximum exercise test. This effect was not observed at 5 and 30 minutes after running. (2) No differences in leg complaints were reported in either experiment. Conclusions: The GCS prevented an increase in leg volume just after the running exercise. However, this result was not accompanied by a reduction in subjective questionnaire-reported leg complaints. The practical consequences of the present findings need further study. Verf.-Referat