New Esports Medicine Research Aims to Prevent Blood Clots in Gamers

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Lead researcher Joanne Donoghue, Ph.D., meets with New York Tech gamers in the university's esports arena.

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Doppler ultrasound captures activity in the popliteal artery.

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The study demonstrated that lower leg compression sleeves, like those pictured here, moderately increased blood flow near the popliteal artery.