Neoprene wraps (Birmingham et al, 1998)
In this installment of “Neoprene wraps”, I’ll be looking at the study done by Birmingham et al. in 1998–of the earlier studies done on neoprene wraps and proprioception. Unfortunately, I haven’t got electronic access to an even earlier one in 1995–but maybe I’ll trek over to the bricks-and-mortar library to pick it up some time. Read More...
Neoprene wraps (Introduction)
There was a recent question in the Injury sub-forum at JPFitness.com (the link to JP’s forum is on the sidebar to the right) on knee sleeves in weightlifting. My own experience with knee sleeves and knee wraps has been somewhat limited in terms of using them, but given that I was part of the trial team that looked at knee bracing in patellofemoral syndrome, I’m not entirely unfamiliar with their concept, as we used neoprene knee sleeves as part of a placebo arm in evaluating patellofemoral braces in treating patellofemoral pain. However, I was definitely intrigued to look at the literature in terms of evidence for the use of neoprene sleeves in non-injured populations. Read More...