Effect Of Compression Garments On Cardiovascular Function During Recovery Phase

Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2018 Jul:2018:2869-2872. doi: 10.1109/EMBC.2018.8513018.

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.

MeSH terms

  • Clothing*
  • Exercise
  • Exercise Test
  • Female
  • Heart Rate
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Running*