Evaluating the effect of sports compression tights on balance, sprinting, jumping and change of direction tasks.

Compression garments are commonly used during athletic tasks. However, the effect of compression garments on balance, sprinting, jumping and change of direction performance requires further investigation. In the current study, 24 recreationally active participants (12 males, 12 females, age 27 ± 3 y...

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Publicado en:Sports Biomechanics Vol. 24; no. 11; pp. 3269 - 3286
Autores principales: Leabeater, Alana, Vickery-Howe, Danielle, Perrett, Corey, James, Lachlan, Middleton, Kane, Driller, Matthew
Formato: pictorial research tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Nov2025
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          Leabeater, Alana
          Vickery-Howe, Danielle
          Perrett, Corey
          James, Lachlan
          Middleton, Kane
          Driller, Matthew
        affil: Sport, Performance, and Nutrition Research Group, School of Allied Health, Human Services, and Sport, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
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          Athletes Psychosocial Factors
          Athletic Performance Evaluation
          Compression Garments Evaluation
          Balance, Postural
          Jumping
          Sprinting
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      ab: Compression garments are commonly used during athletic tasks. However, the effect of compression garments on balance, sprinting, jumping and change of direction performance requires further investigation. In the current study, 24 recreationally active participants (12 males, 12 females, age 27 ± 3 years) completed single-leg balance tasks, countermovement jumps, drop jumps, 10 m straight line sprints and change of direction tasks wearing either compression tights (COMP) or regular exercise tights (CON). There was a significant main effect of the condition for 10 m sprint time (p = 0.03, d = -0.18) and change of direction time (p = 0.03, d = -0.20) in favour of COMP. In addition, there was a significant, small difference (p = 0.05, d = -0.30) in ellipse area and a small (p = 0.16, d = 0.21) difference in balance time in favour of COMP during a single-leg balance task. There were no significant differences between trials for any of the other balance or jump tests (p > 0.05). The application of compression tights during exercise may offer small benefits to the performance of balance and change of direction tasks, though these benefits are likely within the typical error of measurement for the tests used.
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