Table 2.

Post-exercise muscle soreness in the compressed and the non-compressed calf using a visual analogue scale (VAS).

	Compressed calf		Non-compressed calf		p-value
	Pre-exercise	Post-exercise	Pre-exercise	Post-exercise	Compressed calf; pre vs. post-exercise	Non-compressed calf; pre vs. post-exercise	Post-exercise; compressed vs. non-compressed calf
Resting conditions	0 ± 0	1.5 ± 1.2	0 ± 0	1.5 ± 1.4	0.001	0.004	0.467
Going downstairs	0 ± 0	5.6 ± 1.6	0 ± 0	5.3 ± 1.9	< 0.001	< 0.001	0.233

Muscle soreness was assessed at baseline and 60 h after standardized eccentric exercise (compressed vs. non-compressed calf) in resting condition and when going downstairs (mean ± SD).