Maybe you've seen them in the gym, or even squeezed into them yourself: super-tight T-shirts, leggings, knee and calf sleeves, even tube tops. More and more athletes are wearing compression garments, ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." LET'S START with the obvious: Wearing compression shirts makes you look bigger due to the snug fit. To be ...

It seems that you can’t head to a gym or run down your favorite trail these days without finding someone wearing compression garments. Weekend warriors and elite athletes alike are squeezing ...

Compression garments have been widely investigated for their potential to enhance exercise performance and accelerate recovery. These devices are designed to apply mechanical pressure to the limbs, ...

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They are worn by the world’s greatest athletes. Lebron James is rarely seen on the court without one wrapped around his right arm, like some kind of cyborg prosthesis. For Usain Bolt and every other ...

For over 50 years, compression garments have been used in the medical field to improve symptoms related to diabetes, edema (swelling) and vein disorders, among others. Like so much of what is used in ...

Every morning, Britta Vander Linden dons compression stockings, a cumbersome process she calls “putting on my legs.” She relies on the garments to stand and walk without intense leg pain and swelling.

Until now, compression garments either had front or side closures, which could be irritating to sensitive surgical wounds. After studying the problem, and experimenting with numerous designs, Design ...

For the uninitiated, compression garments restrain your fat, thereby giving your body a thinner shape. The stretch fabric, spandex or lycra of which it is made squeezes the body that it surrounds.