Incrediwear: a Brand Exploration

It’s a somewhat crowded scene in the sleeve/brace market, with seemingly little room for innovation. Enter Incrediwear. Hailing from years of experience in sports science and medicine, Incrediwear seeks to change what active recovery looks like in both the professional and recreational scene. A large part of their approach is based on physically redefining what active recovery both means and looks like for specific joints and muscle groups. For instance, Incrediwear sleeves and braces are not traditional compression sleeves in that they do not try to compress the areas they cover. Rather, they seek to engage the targeted joints or muscle groups to activate faster healing and promote better blood flow. In other words, their material and geometrical properties are designed to work with the body to streamline and improve natural processes.

How it Works:

The primary active ingredient(s) would be how Incrediwear’s signature “Semiconductor infused fabric” uses germanium and carbonized charcoal to release negatively charged ions to the areas of need. Essentially, Incrediwear’s sleeves further activate the already ongoing recovery processes our bodies naturally undergo. To test and prove their designs, Incrediwear performed several studies and placebo-controlled tests to examine the direct impacts of their unique recovery and injury prevention sleeves. They worked with professional football clubs, recreational athletes, and physical therapy offices to get a wide range of subjects to see if there was a consensus opinion among people using their products.

Research: How Incrediwear Tests Products

Across the board, nearly every single test subject at each level reported higher levels of recovery, meaning less muscle soreness, less fatigue, and increased looseness. For one of their field tests, Incrediwear had seasoned triathletes wear their Leg Sleeve on one leg with nothing on the other. From their self-reporting after five days of intense training and recovery, the legs with the Incrediwear sleeve had 50% less overall soreness, 35% increased looseness, and 46% less tenderness overall compared to the leg without a sleeve. In another study, Incrediwear examined knee arthroplasty (joint reconstruction) patients by comparing the impacts of their Knee Sleeve in the healing process to the standard compression sleeves used. Compared to the 35% additional swelling exhibited by those healing with standard compression, Incrediwear-having patients displayed 19% less swelling three weeks after operation. Additionally, the patients wearing Incrediwear sleeves exhibited less pain and a greater range of motion overall.

The positive results don’t stop there either. In 2019, Incrediwear worked with FC Cologne over a whole season to have their players use their sleeves during rest, travel, and sleep as well as for specific injury targeting, rehabbing, or any chronic issues. The team’s medical staff provided data from the previous year to use as a direct comparison for Incrediwear’s impacts. In addition to not being performance-hindering, the players all reported high levels of comfort for the sleeves, as well as viability in either active or passive training. The real winner here was the fact that there were 78% fewer leg injuries for the entire team during the Incrediwear year.

Incrediwear at Tennis Warehouse

The amazing thing is that all of the above is done without compression. Incrediwear’s revolutionary approach has made them highly sought after, even being used by Novak Djokovic on his way to a legendary gold medal at the Paris 2024 Olympics. Whatever your ailment may be, Incrediwear has you covered, literally. Here at Tennis Warehouse, we carry some of the more popular Incrediwear options, such as their knee sleeve, elbow sleeve, and ankle sleeve. Check out their entire collection below!