Lower-limb intermittent pneumatic compression and recovery (meta-analysis)

Systematic review and meta-analysis of lower-limb pneumatic compression boots (17 studies, ~319 participants). A trivial-to-moderate reduction in perceived muscle soreness (standardised effect sizes roughly 0.3 to 0.75, largest near 48 hours) and a trivial-to-small benefit to perceived muscular function, with little effect on objective performance recovery. Moderate, mostly perceptual.