Kikuhime Pressure Control Sensor measurement
A flat balloon-like pressure control sensor (35 mm in diameter;
Kikuhime, TT Meditrade, Sorø, Denmark) was used to control the pressure
exerted by the floss band to the wrapped thigh. This device represents a
validated (ICC = 0.99, CV = 1.1%) and reliable (CV = 4.9%) tool to be
used in the sports medicine setting \cite{Brophy_Williams_2013}. The Kikuhume
pressure control sensor was fixed with a tape patch over the tube of the
sensor, approx. 4 cm above the mid-thigh mark on the RF. To ensure the
precise pressure measurement of the pressure, the tube attaching the
sensor to the digital display was set towards the hip while the sensor
itself was set towards the floss band and progressively compressed by
the band application around the thigh (Figure \ref{704445}A). We ensured that the
measuring surface of the sensor was always fully covered by the floss
band.