Table 1.

Literature search strategy, PRISMA flow diagram (Fig. 1)

Database	PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, EBSCOhost
Date	12/04/2021
Strategy	(#1 AND #2 AND #3 AND #4) NOT (#5 OR #6 OR #7)
#1	‘fatigue’ OR ‘lassitude’ OR ‘tired*’ OR ‘weary’ OR ‘weariness’ OR ‘exhaustion’ OR ‘exercise-induced muscle damage’ OR ‘EIMD’; TX
#2	‘strength’ OR ‘force’ OR ‘torque’ OR ‘isokinetic’ OR ‘isometric’ OR ‘isotonic’ OR ‘MVC’ OR ‘MVIC’ OR ‘1RM’ OR ‘one-repetition maximum’ OR ‘one repetition maximum’; TX
#3	‘training’ OR ‘exercise’ OR ‘exercis*’ OR ‘sport’ OR ‘sport*’ OR ‘walking’ OR ‘gait’ OR ‘running’ OR ‘jump*’ OR ‘plyometric’ OR ‘crossfit’ OR ‘cross fit’ OR ‘physical activity’ OR ‘rehabilitation’ OR ‘treatment’ OR ‘rehab’ OR ‘therapy’ OR ‘physiotherapy’ OR ‘physical therapy’; TI/AB
#4	‘compression’ OR ‘CG’ OR ‘compression garment’ OR ‘compression garments’ OR ‘compression stocking’ OR ‘compression stockings’ OR ‘compression short’ OR ‘compression shorts’ OR ‘compressive tight’ OR ‘compressive tights’ OR ‘neoprene sleeve’ OR ‘neoprene sleeves’; TI/AB
#5	‘joint stabilizers’ OR ‘brace’ OR ‘tape’ OR ‘bandages’ OR ‘corsets’ OR ‘orthosis’ OR ‘orthotics’; TI/AB
#6	‘cell’ OR ‘cellular’ OR ‘molecular’; TI/AB
#7	‘syndrome’ OR ‘disorder’ OR ‘Parkinson’ OR ‘Parkinson’s’ OR ‘disease’ OR ‘injury’ OR ‘injured’; TI/AB

AB abstract, CG compression garment, EIMD exercise-induced muscle damage, MVC maximal voluntary contraction, MVIC maximal voluntary isometric torque, PRISMA Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses, TI title, TX all text, AND/OR/NOT Boolean operators