The CAPE Guarantee
Your satisfaction – and that of the client – is vital, and our guarantee reflects this commitment. CAPE Bionics use 3D scanning, expert compression regimes, premium materials and medical-grade production facilities to produce the highest accuracy and quality compression garments available. If any issues do arise, all garments are guaranteed to be free of […]
CAPE – What do professional sports teams think?
CAPE Bionics have revolutionised sports compression by providing custom fit medical grade compression. CAPE garments are sized to each individual based on a 3D scan ensuring perfect fit and optimal compression for every player on the team. CAPE is the compression brand of choice for many professional sports teams around the world. Here is what […]
With the start of the NBA season approaching, we look into the benefits of customised compression
Physiological and recovery demands of NBA competition The sport of basketball involves repeated bouts of high intensity exercise with explosive activity such as sprints, jumps, accelerations, decelerations, and rapid change of direction (Calleja-Gonzalez et al., 2016). The NBA is considered the highest level of basketball performance globally. NBA players are often required to play consecutive […]
CAPE V Off the Shelf Compression brands – What’s the difference?
CAPE are more than just another compression brand. CAPE garments are medical grade compression garments custom fitted to each individual based on a 3D scan. This ensures that elite athletes are provided with professional compression garments that actually work! CAPE Bionics Other compression brands Medical grade compression – TGA class 1 medical device. Not medical […]
How can soccer players benefit from custom fit compression?
Compression garments have been widely used by soccer players for many years. We take a look into the demands of the game, competition schedules and how compression garments can assist soccer players with performance, recovery, and busy travel schedules. Demands of professional soccer The physiological demands of a professional soccer match are high. It has […]
Custom fit compression – Positive benefits for every athlete
Compression garments work but only if they fit perfectly and apply the correct compression regime. Research has shown that off the shelf compression garments provide variable levels of compression and inconsistent benefits (Hill et al., 2015). Custom fit is the only way to ensure that each athlete receives accurate compression for positive benefits every time. […]
Custom Fit – The New World of Compression Part 3 – Professional Compression for Professional Athletes
In our previous blogs we’ve introduced a new world of custom fit compression, highlighting differences between custom fit and standard sized compression garments in terms of the level of compression applied (Hill et al., 2015), and the proven recovery benefits of custom fit compared to off the shelf compression garments or no compression (Brown et […]
Custom Fit – The New World of Compression Part 2: Accurate compression with custom fit, variable pressure with standard sized garments
Research has shown that custom fit compression results in faster recovery than standard sized (off the shelf) compression garments (Brown et al., 2022a). Why? For compression garments to work they must fit correctly and have the correct amount of pressure applied. Custom fit based on a 3D scan, is the only way to achieve perfect […]
Custom Fit Compression – The new world of sports compression that actually works!
Compression works, but only if garments fit correctly and apply optimal compression regimes. Introducing custom fit compression, the new world of medical grade compression for elite athletes with proven benefits! If you think compression doesn’t work, then you’re thinking about standard sized (off the shelf) compression garments. These garments are sized generically, have been shown […]
Why CAPE Garments are Better than Pneumatic Compression Devices
Inflatable compression boots and arm sleeves have become a popular tool amongst athletes for improving recovery but what does the science tell us about their effectiveness? The use of compression originated in the medical industry as a way of treating burns and vascular conditions. Due to the associated physiological benefits of compression, athletes have been […]
Compression Garments – Athlete perception of recovery
Research into the effectiveness of compression garments has focused largely on the impact on athlete recovery. Both objective and subjective markers have been used in research and practice to determine the recovery status of an athlete. Objective markers may be performance markers, physiological markers or biochemical markers, whereas subjective markers are feelings reported by the […]
Compression Garments for Team Sports – What, When and How?
Compression garments have been used by team sport athletes for many years to improve recovery and enhance performance. We take a look into the what, when and how of compression garments for team sport athletes. What garment type, size and compression regime is most effective? Garment Type Research has reported beneficial effects on recovery with […]
Enhancing recovery in a busy schedule
Multi-day sports events, whether it’s an intense multi-stage cycling race, cricket test match or major football tournament, demand effective recovery strategies to achieve peak physical performance. Unlike one-off races or competitions, the extended nature of these events can lead to cumulative fatigue. Optimising recovery between stages or days is therefore critical to maintaining high performance […]
Why custom fit compression is so important
Ever wondered why your compression garments aren’t working? Standard sized (off the shelf) compression garments are proven to provide variable compression and inconsistent benefits. Custom fit compression is the only way to ensure genuine and consistent benefits for every individual. Click on the video below to see why custom fit compression is so important.
Why it’s impossible to achieve accurate and effective compression with standard sized compression garments.
For compression garments to be effective, the compression regime must be accurate. Standard sized (off the shelf) compression garments have generic sizes (S, M, L, XL) and individuals are assigned a size based on their height and weight. Given the differences in body shape and size, it is impossible for every individual to receive optimal […]
Not all compression garments are the same: The differences between sports compression garments and medical grade custom fit
You may think all compression garments are the same, however there are significant differences between standard sized sports compression garments and custom fit medical grade compression garments. The importance of custom fit For compression garments to be effective, it is important that they fit correctly and apply the optimum compression regimes. If the compression is […]
How CAPE’s world leading technology has revolutionized compression
In the compression world, accuracy matters. CAPE garments are sized to each individual based on a unique 3D scanning process and our patented design system AutoTailor. This provides the highest level of precision compression regimes for every individual, generating genuine and consistent benefits. Furthermore, it’s quick and easy to prescribe, as it only takes 2 minutes for […]
How can professional football players benefit from custom fit compression?
Players may not fully recover between games in such congested seasons, and this may impact performance on the field. Players participating in two or more games per week with less than 4 days recovery are also at greater risk of injury (Alterriba – Bartes et al., 2020). Compression garments are widely used by professional footballers […]
Custom fit compression improves player recovery
Fixture congestion in team sports reduces time available for player recovery, increases injury risk and can affect player wellbeing. This can reduce a team’s performance over the course of a season and have significant financial implications. In the days following an intense match, reductions in muscle function, increases in muscle damage, and increases in perceptions […]
Travelling soon? Why custom fit compression garments are so important.
Air travel can increase the risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and other circulatory problems due to prolonged periods of reduced mobility. Compression garments have been shown to reduce the incidence of DVT, superficial vein thrombosis and oedema during travel (Clarke et al., 2021). Who should use compression garments for travel? Anyone who undertakes frequent […]
When NASA and the European Space Agency call – Cape answers
3D scanning allows us to produce highly accurate and beneficial custom-fit compression garments. Scanning is much faster than traditional measuring tapes, it takes more measurements, it is more accurate, and it has a theatre about it that athletes love. We initially used professional scanning units, but soon developed smaller, cheaper, easier and more deployable technologies based […]
Introducing the new CAPE Custom-fit Therapy range
CAPE now offers you more garments! Introducing the new CAPE custom-fit Therapy range, with specific garments for rehabilitation, joint stability, exercise recovery and activity for different muscle groups. New programs of multiple garments and regimes have been developed for optimum Grade 2 and 3 rehabilitation, such as ACL surgery. Using an iPad and our […]
New Year – New Compression
With the start of the new year, it’s time to rethink compression. Until recently athletes could only choose retail compression, which means that lots of different players are wearing the same size garments. This means the compression is all over the place, and the outcome is a guess. For example, one size in a […]
Can compression garments assist in reducing risk of injury?
Compression garments have been shown to improve athlete recovery, but what about injury prevention? We take a look into some of the latest research on whether compression garments can play a role in reducing risk of injuries. What do athletes think about compression for injury? In a recent study investigating lower body compression garment use […]