Effects of pre-exercise acupuncture stimulation on heart rate response during short-duration exercise
Abstract Background The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of bradycardia induced by pre-exercise acupuncture on heart rate responses during short-duration exercise. Methods A total of 29 healthy subjects underwent two protocols: protocol 1 assessed the effects of manual acu...
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| description | Abstract Background The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of bradycardia induced by pre-exercise acupuncture on heart rate responses during short-duration exercise. Methods A total of 29 healthy subjects underwent two protocols: protocol 1 assessed the effects of manual acupuncture on heart rate response during rest, and protocol 2 tested the hypothesis that the bradycardic effects induced by pre-exercise acupuncture continue during low- and high-intensity exercise. Their average age, height, weight, and body mass index were 21.2 ± 2.0 years, 167.2 ± 8.8 cm, 63.8 ± 12.8 kg, and 22.7 ± 3.5 kg/m2, respectively. In acupuncture stimulations for protocols 1 and 2, an acupuncture needle was inserted into the lower leg and manual acupuncture stimulation was performed at 1 Hz. Results In protocol 1 (resting condition), acupuncture stimulation induced a bradycardic response, which continued for 4 min after the cessation of acupuncture stimulation (p < 0.05). In protocol 2, the bradycardic response induced by pre-exercise acupuncture stimulation remained during low-intensity exercise and in the beginning of high-intensity exercise performed immediately after the cessation of acupuncture stimulation (p < 0.05). However, the effects disappeared when post-acupuncture exercise was performed when the heart rate was approximately 140 beats/min during high-intensity exercise. The rating of perceived exertion after exercise differed significantly between the acupuncture stimulation task (7.9 ± 1.6) and no-stimulation task (8.5 ± 2.0) (p = 0.03) only in the low intensity group. Conclusion This study may provide new insights into the effect of acupuncture stimulation on psycho-physiological conditions during exercise. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7d4f29b995ee466d8f4dad19db33d3ec2022-12-21T20:15:41ZengBMCBMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation2052-18472021-10-011311910.1186/s13102-021-00358-1Effects of pre-exercise acupuncture stimulation on heart rate response during short-duration exerciseHidehiro Nakahara0Shin-ya Ueda1Eriko Kawai2Rui Higashiura3Tadayoshi Miyamoto4Graduate School of Health Sciences, Morinomiya University of Medical SciencesFaculty of Education, Gifu UniversityRIKEN Center for Biosystems Dynamics Research Laboratory for, Pathophysiological and Health ScienceOsaka Kyoiku University Graduate School of EducationGraduate School of Human Environment Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Osaka Sangyo UniversityAbstract Background The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of bradycardia induced by pre-exercise acupuncture on heart rate responses during short-duration exercise. Methods A total of 29 healthy subjects underwent two protocols: protocol 1 assessed the effects of manual acupuncture on heart rate response during rest, and protocol 2 tested the hypothesis that the bradycardic effects induced by pre-exercise acupuncture continue during low- and high-intensity exercise. Their average age, height, weight, and body mass index were 21.2 ± 2.0 years, 167.2 ± 8.8 cm, 63.8 ± 12.8 kg, and 22.7 ± 3.5 kg/m2, respectively. In acupuncture stimulations for protocols 1 and 2, an acupuncture needle was inserted into the lower leg and manual acupuncture stimulation was performed at 1 Hz. Results In protocol 1 (resting condition), acupuncture stimulation induced a bradycardic response, which continued for 4 min after the cessation of acupuncture stimulation (p < 0.05). In protocol 2, the bradycardic response induced by pre-exercise acupuncture stimulation remained during low-intensity exercise and in the beginning of high-intensity exercise performed immediately after the cessation of acupuncture stimulation (p < 0.05). However, the effects disappeared when post-acupuncture exercise was performed when the heart rate was approximately 140 beats/min during high-intensity exercise. The rating of perceived exertion after exercise differed significantly between the acupuncture stimulation task (7.9 ± 1.6) and no-stimulation task (8.5 ± 2.0) (p = 0.03) only in the low intensity group. Conclusion This study may provide new insights into the effect of acupuncture stimulation on psycho-physiological conditions during exercise.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-021-00358-1Acupuncture effectsBradycardiaLow-intensity exerciseHigh-intensity exercise |
| spellingShingle | Hidehiro Nakahara Shin-ya Ueda Eriko Kawai Rui Higashiura Tadayoshi Miyamoto Effects of pre-exercise acupuncture stimulation on heart rate response during short-duration exercise BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation Acupuncture effects Bradycardia Low-intensity exercise High-intensity exercise |
| title | Effects of pre-exercise acupuncture stimulation on heart rate response during short-duration exercise |
| title_full | Effects of pre-exercise acupuncture stimulation on heart rate response during short-duration exercise |
| title_fullStr | Effects of pre-exercise acupuncture stimulation on heart rate response during short-duration exercise |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of pre-exercise acupuncture stimulation on heart rate response during short-duration exercise |
| title_short | Effects of pre-exercise acupuncture stimulation on heart rate response during short-duration exercise |
| title_sort | effects of pre exercise acupuncture stimulation on heart rate response during short duration exercise |
| topic | Acupuncture effects Bradycardia Low-intensity exercise High-intensity exercise |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13102-021-00358-1 |
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