Lenny Bernstein tries to find out whether tight is right when it comes to compression gear.
In July, Rob Aughey, a senior lecturer in sport physiology at Melbourne's Victoria University's School of Sport and Exercise Science said: "When testing CGs in elite athletes, we found that wearing them did result in an improvement in the perception of pain and fatigue for the athlete.
"However, we found no evidence to suggest that the garments can help improve the actual rate of physical recovery."