Intermittent pneumatic compression boots are marketed as high-tech tools for post-exercise recovery. But do they work better than just putting your feet up?
In this episode, sports physio Maryke Louw looks at what the people in the white lab coats have found out.
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📰 Here's the article about red light therapy that I mentioned in the video.
📚 Chapters in this episode:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:21 Testing with 319 athletes
00:02:19 Compression boots vs. other recovery methods
00:03:00 Compression boots vs. other high-tech methods
00:04:32 The verdict
00:05:08 Best settings for compression boots
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