Effect Of Compression Garments On Cardiovascular Function During Recovery Phase

Abstract

The aim of this present research was to determine whether the cardiovascular function has been affected by wearing compression garments during the recovery phase. Fourteen subjects (men, $\text{n}=$7; women, $\textbf{n}=$7; $24.7 \pm 4.5$ years, $166.0 \pm 7.6$ cm; $60.9 \pm 12.0$ kg) completed a running protocol on a treadmill. Each subject participated in two running experiments, using either compression garments (CGs) or non- compression garments (NCGs) during exercise and 2 hours recovering time. Electrocardiogram (ECG) signals were collected during 2 hours recovery using wearable sensors. The present work indicated a statistically significant difference between CGs and NCGs from 90 minutes recovery onwards $( \mathrm {p}<0.05)$. ECG parameters showed some significant difference in heart rate (HR), ST and corrected QT (QTc $) ( \mathrm {p}<0.05)$. Therefore, the cardiovascular function was positively influenced by the application of CGs during the recovery phase.