Recovery Boots

Prevent Toxic Fluid from Flowing Back into the Legs

There has been a lot of research done on recovery boots and how they affect the healing process in the legs after intense endurance training. How does it really work though?

Once you put them on, you choose the setting that is needed. The boot system then slowly and systematically starts filling with air causing compression. The air begins filling at the feet, working its way up the legs very slowly. This process results in putting more pressure on the veins in the legs allowing the metabolic waste to be flushed out. The boots then release the air and start over again. Typically, this is referred to as “milking” the legs.

The recovery boots that we use are so effective because they prevent the toxic fluid from flowing back into the legs. This function is called a distal release. Without it this function, the process can end up being pointless. The toxic fluid needs to leave the legs without back flow for proper healing.

However, as research has found this primarily works only for those who have been doing endurance training, really working the leg muscles. Why it has been found so effective for this type of training is because endurance training produces lactic acid at a rate that exceeds what the bloodstream can handle. Recovery boots speeds up the process of clearing out the lactic acid.

Here at Denver Tech Sports Rehab, we know exactly what therapy will be best based on the training that you have been doing as an athlete. We are dedicated to making sure that you get the best care and quickest recovery in order to keep going!