With the start of the AFL season underway, optimising player recovery is essential to maximise performance. Many AFL teams are choosing CAPE …
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CAPE started in space. The algorithms and theory of compression, and the importance of custom-fit, was derived through work of our founder …
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With the start of the new year, it’s time to rethink compression. Until recently athletes could only choose retail compression, which …
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Compression garments work but only if they fit perfectly and apply the correct compression regime. Research has shown that off the shelf …
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We are pleased to welcome Samuel Lewis as a PhD Scholar working in collaboration with CAPE, Queensland University of Technology and the …
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CAPE are more than just another compression brand. CAPE garments are medical grade compression garments custom fitted to each individual based on …
For many years athletes have been using ice baths (cold water immersion) to enhance recovery. Ice is also commonly used in the …
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Our Sports Physiologist Dr Annette Eastwood recently travelled to Hawaii to compete in the Ironman World Championships. We caught up with Annette …
Commercially available compression garments (off the shelf garments) are sized to an athlete based on measures of height and weight. By looking …
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CAPE produces a special sleeved garment, individually-sized from 3D athlete scans, to impose a unique and optimum pressure for either performance, recovery, …
Custom fit compression is a new world of compression for elite athletes. Sized specifically to each individual to ensure accurate fit and …
The effects of compression garments on performance and recovery have been widely researched over many years. So, what is the current research …
Compression garments have been widely used by soccer players for many years. We take a look into the demands of the game, …
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Compression garments have been worn by runners for many years but what does the research say about compression garments for running performance …
Introducing Tom Swalm – Director of Business Development Tell us about yourself and your background in the sports / medical field. I …
In our previous blogs we’ve introduced a new world of custom fit compression, highlighting differences between custom fit and standard sized compression …
Research has shown that custom fit compression results in faster recovery than standard sized (off the shelf) compression garments (Brown et al., …
Compression works, but only if garments fit correctly and apply optimal compression regimes. Introducing custom fit compression, the new world of medical …
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CAPE are more than just another compression brand. CAPE garments are medical grade compression garments custom fitted to each individual based on …
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Wearing a compression garment is a bit like getting a localised, encapsulating hug from an item of clothing! But how tight should …
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With the Tokyo Olympics underway, it’s an ideal time to look at how Olympic athletes can benefit from compression garments. Compression garments …
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Our Sports Physiologist Dr Annette Eastwood has worked with hundreds of elite and Olympic athletes, but she is also an ultra endurance …
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Pictured Above – AFL Club Port Adelaide Team wearing CAPE Bionics Custom Compression calf sleeves. CAPE founder and CEO Dr James Waldie …
The use of compression garments originated in the medical industry as a means to treat conditions such as burns, deep vein thrombosis, …
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Elite athletes are always looking for a competitive edge in terms of performance and recovery. Cape Bionics apply the scientific principles of …
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For many years athletes have been using ice baths (cold water immersion) to enhance recovery. Ice is also commonly used in the …
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Despite being widely used by athletes at all levels, there is still considerable debate about how compression physiologically impacts the body, and …
CAPE produces a special sleeve, individually-sized from 3D athlete scans, to impose a unique and optimum pressure for either performance, recovery, or …
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CAPE’s custom fit technology has provided our players with specific compression and recovery sleeves to maximise their performance from the demands of travel and training
CAPE made us rethink compression
Our athletes often apply the compression garments between practices, during travel and after games to support increased circulation & reduce muscle soreness.
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“CAPE’s custom fit provided our players with specific, medical grade compression that helped our players recover from the demands of both travel and training.”
The tailored fit of the CAPE recovery sleeves helps take our level of care for the players to the next level.
"CAPE provide a medical-grade custom product with optimum wearing protocols and exemplary after sales support."
We're impressed.
“Our recovery is 20% faster, and Cape is the only compression we’ve found that the players will sleep in.”
“The players love the custom fit and have worn them everywhere. All of them want CAPE.”
“Very positive feedback from the athletes. Some wore the calf sleeves on the flights over and found benefit, others have found they are great during tournament or hard training weeks.“
“Athletes deserve CAPE - it's the next generation of compression. The rest has been the same since 2006.“
"I really believe in the CAPE product and believe it to be the future.”
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