When you’re sore, it can really put a damper on your workout. While it’s easy for most people to take a day or two off from the gym, professional athletes don’t get the luxury. However, American gymnast Simone Biles has found a new way to help combat her soreness through the NormaTec Pulse Recovery System.
The system includes a bulky set of leg sleeves that uses a triple-technique system to speed up the recovery process. They include pulsing compression that helps the movements of fluids up and out of the legs, gradients that hold pressure so the fluids don’t flow in the wrong direction and then distal release that removes the pressure from each zone as soon as necessary.
“Our mission is to constantly push the envelope of how athletes perform at their best, and make sure that we have the technology to help them do so. The goal is the fundamentally change how athletes approach their overall health and recovery,” said NormaTec CEO Gilad Jacobs.
Simone Biles isn’t the only professional athlete to suit up in these pants. Numerous NFL and NBA players have found their way to the NormaTec Pulse Recovery System. NormaTec even became the official recovery room for the Boston Celtics back in 2015 and the St. Louis Rams in 2014. “… The NormaTec… quickly became a part of my daily routine with our players for both immediate injury management and post-operative care, and I am more than pleased with the results,” said Boston Celtics Head Athletic Trainer and Physical Therapist, Ed Lacerte.
This system has the ability to speed up the recovery process and make sure the athletes can get back to competing, whether it’s getting over a tough workout or an injury. The technology is not available to just professional athletes, but also at marathon events and local shops or recovery centers where the NormaTec Recovery Systems are open to purchase or rent. For $1,500, anyone could have this system ready to use in his or her home.