How it Works


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What are Rx Recovery Sleeves?

Our Compression Recovery Sleeves are a medical grade, FDA approved system that includes a compressor/pump, arm sleeves, leg sleeves and a half pant garment that focuses on the upper legs, glutes and lower back.  The Rx Air Recovery system can be set to use both Sequential and Peristaltic compression methods so you do not have to pick one or the other before purchasing.  You just slide on the sleeves, zip them up, turn the machine on, pick your mode, duration and intensity and then let the sleeves do the work.  One to Two hours of use is the equivalent of 24-48 hrs of rest alone.

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How Does it Work?

Our Recovery Sleeves assist your body’s natural ability to flush metabolic waste using the lymphatic and venous systems.

Lymphatic System

The lymphatic system relies on intrinsic contractions of the cells that line the walls of the lymph vessels, as well as the contraction and movement of skeletal muscles, to propel lymph through the vessels and to the lymph nodes.  From these nodes the lymph travels to the lymph ducts, which return the lymph to the cardiovascular system.  Muscular movement however is needed to stimulate this process because the lymphatic system does not have a pump, like the heart. Often athletes will perform light exercise to achieve this muscle contraction and increase circulation in the body, thereby reducing soreness in the muscles.   Our recovery sleeves do that for you.

Venous System

Arteries deliver fuel in the form of blood and plasma; veins remove deoxygenated blood, water, CO2 and other metabolic waste molecules from the muscle and surrounding tissue.

The human body is extremely efficient at getting oxygen-rich blood through the arteries and into your muscles, but is less efficient at clearing the metabolic waste that comes from anaerobic exercise (lactic acid, CO2 and a laundry list of other waste) out of your blood stream and into your kidneys to clean out and eliminate. This metabolic waste is a significant obstacle to increasing your Lactate Threshold and CO2 Max.

The RX Recovery Sleeves each have 4 chambers and they create a ‘milking’ effect on each limb.  This expedites the body’s natural ability to move blood through the circulatory system

Here’s some articles if you’re interested in learning more…

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