Patients were monitored weekly until limb volume plateaued, and a compression garment was then fitted for ongoing maintenance.

So our designs for these compression garments, this is an exercise countermeasure inside the vehicle.

Where compression garments may prove helpful is for post-exercise recovery, particularly in reducing the risk of injury.

However, while the Nike study found compression garments did reduce muscle vibration, this had little impact on performance.

Themes derived from the interviews included the importance of bandaging, the feeling of being in control, and difficulties with compression garments.

Bogut said post-game he had no idea how well his knees could pull up, swathed in tape and protected by fluoro yellow compression garments.