Every season Major League Soccer (MLS) players are injured, resulting in time-loss. Strains and sprains accounted for 37% and 19%, respectively, of all injuries during two competitive seasons.
92% of muscle injuries among MLS players occurred in the lower extremities.
To enhance recovery, professional athletes wear Incrediwear recovery sleeves.
PURPOSE: To investigate the effects of wearing Incrediwear leg sleeves on injury time-loss for professional soccer players.
RESULTS:
- 46% FASTER RECOVERY
- DECREASE NUMBER OF INJURIES
- DECREASE NUMBER OF GAMES MISSED
- DECREASE IN AVERAGE OF DAYS MISSED
STUDY REFERENCE:
Effects of Incrediwear Recovery Wear on Time-Loss for Professional Soccer Players. Brian Stirling, SPT, CSCS, Jonathan Sum, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS, Tyler Knight, MS, ATC, CSCS USC Division of Biokinesiology & Physical Therapy.
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