2024/01/01 by Filipe Maia, Fábio Yuzo Nakamura, Hugo Sarmento +3
Medicine · #Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation #Shoulder Injury and Treatment #Sports injuries and prevention
paper · pdf · doi:10.5114/biolsport.2024.133665
openalex publication_date 2024/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
. A total of 17 studies (319 participants) were included. The studies' methodological quality was assessed using the PEDro scale, ranging from fair to good. Results indicate a trivial to small benefit towards lower-limb IPC in enhancing muscular function, as well as a trivial to moderate effect for pain and soreness measurements, and a highly variable effect on muscle damage markers. Moreover, protocols of about 20 to 30 minutes and pressures of about 80 mmHg appear to be the most used option to optimize recovery. In summary, lower-limb IPC might be a method with potential effects for recovery in sports, mainly reducing perceived soreness.