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2. Arm warmer - Wikipedia

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   A marathon runner wearing running sleeves in Taipei, 2016.. Sleeves made from Spandex or Lycra are used by long-distance runners and other endurance athletes. The compressive effect prevents swelling of the arm muscles and the build-up of lactic acid; they also provide insulation in cold weather and solar ultraviolet protection. [1]

3. Basketball sleeve - Wikipedia

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   Allen Iverson (#3) wearing a basketball sleeve in a Denver Nuggets game against the Golden State Warriors. A basketball sleeve, like the wristband, is an accessory that some basketball players wear. Made out of nylon and spandex, it extends from the biceps to the wrist. It is sometimes called a shooter sleeve [1] or an arm sleeve. [2]

4. Compression garment - Wikipedia

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   A bellyband, wrap, or abdominal binder is a compression garment which resembles a tubetop but worn over the abdomen of expectant mothers. [2] Bellybands are also commonly worn post-childbirth to help provide abdominal and back support thereby making it easier to perform day to day tasks, and to help mothers with their posture.

5. Armband - Wikipedia

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   The phrase to wear your heart on your sleeve, meaning to show your feelings, to display an emotional affiliation or conviction, is supposedly related to armbands. In medieval jousts, ladies of the court were said to tie a piece of cloth — a scarf or kerchief — around the arm of their favorite knight, who thus displayed his affection for the ...

6. I’m an orthopedist. 7 things I never do to keep my muscle and ...

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   People also get injured during pick-up sports because they aren't wearing the right footwear or protective gear, says McDermott. Easing into a sport, warming up and having the right gear can go a ...

7. Sleeve garter - Wikipedia

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   While this is widely understood to make it more difficult for the dealer to cheat by concealing a card in his sleeve, the sleeve garter is usually accompanied by a vest and bow tie (and sometimes a visor) suggesting that this usage, might hark back to late 19th and early 20th centuries fashion at least as much as it serves a real purpose. [2]