Effect of acupuncture in physiological parameters and endurance running performance
| Autor: | Prokopios Chatzakis, Panagiotis V Drimalas, Angela Tsopanidou, George Dallas, Elias Zacharogiannis, Ioannis Stavridis |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Acupuncture Therapy Physical Therapy Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation Running Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Oxygen Consumption 0302 clinical medicine Acupuncture Humans Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Treadmill Aerobic capacity Baseline values Exercise Tolerance business.industry Healthy subjects 030229 sport sciences Acupuncture treatment Healthy Volunteers Physiological responses Incremental test Anesthesia Exercise Test Physical Endurance Female business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness. 60 |
| ISSN: | 1827-1928 0022-4707 |
| DOI: | 10.23736/s0022-4707.20.10325-6 |
| Popis: | Background Few studies have examined the effect of acupuncture (AC) treatment in aerobic capacity and endurance performance in healthy adults. Thus, the aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of AC on selected physiological parameters and 3 km running performance. Methods Twenty-four healthy subjects with low to moderate aerobic capacity participated in the study and randomly assigned in two groups: AC group (ACG - N.=14) and control group (CG - N.=10). The subjects completed an incremental test to exhaustion and a 3 km race on a treadmill to evaluate their physiological responses and endurance running performance respectively, prior and after 4 weeks (8 sessions, twice a week) of acupuncture treatment. Results AC treatment had a significant main effect in T3km [F(1, 21)=7.173, P=0.014, partial η2=0.255], as well as in VT [F(1, 21)=8.476, P=0.008, partial η2=0.288] and HRmax@3km [F(1, 21)=4.930, P=0.038, partial η2=0.190], after controlling for the effect of the pre-test, while no other significant main effects were detected. Conclusions Healthy physically active adults significantly improved their endurance running performance after 4 weeks of AC treatment. This is mainly due to the enhancement of the speed corresponding with VT, comparing with their baseline values. |
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