Bringing light into the dark: Effects of compression clothing on performance and recovery

International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 4-18

  Born, Dennis Peter ^a   Sperlich, Billy ^a   Holmberg, Hans Christer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Cardiac output; Heart rate; Muscle damage; Oscillation; Oxygen uptake; Venous hemodynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872567907     PISSN: 15550265     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1123/ijspp.8.1.4     Document Type: Review

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