June 2010

Following the improved performance against Slovenia on Wednesday, which saw England progress to the knock‐out stages of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the England squad is employing cutting edge technology to recover for the Germany match on Sunday. First created at University College London and subsequently marketed by Compression Advisory, the entire squad has been individually measured and fitted with Medical Grade, gctech™ socks to help reduce leg swelling and improve elite sports performance. The gctech™ socks were designed by vascular surgeons at UCL and use gctech™: gc stands for Graduated Compression which is seen by more and…

After the hesitant start to its World Cup campaign, the England football squad is using a remarkable new technology to recover for peak performance in its remaining group games and hopefully beyond. Working in partnership with University College London spin‐off, Compression Advisory, the whole team has been individually measured and fitted with Medical Grade, gctech™ socks to help reduce leg swelling and improve elite sports performance. The socks, distributed by Compression Advisory and designed by vascular surgeons at UCL, use gctech™: gc stands for Graduated Compression which is seen by more and more elite athletes and their medical advisors to…