A Randomized Crossover, Pilot Study Examining the Effect of Acupuncture in the Management of Competitive Anxiety in Athletes
Background : Excessive competitive anxiety induces adverse effects on athletic performance and planning efficient management methods is crucial. Objectives: We aimed to assess the effects of acupuncture on competitive anxiety. Methods : In this cross-over study, 20 male soccer players under 21 years...
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| author | Mohammad Khojastefar Maryam Selk-Ghaffari Amir-Hossein Memari Farzin Halabchi Tohid Seif-Barghi |
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| description | Background : Excessive competitive anxiety induces adverse effects on athletic performance and planning efficient management methods is crucial. Objectives: We aimed to assess the effects of acupuncture on competitive anxiety. Methods : In this cross-over study, 20 male soccer players under 21 years (U-21) were randomized equally into acupuncture or control groups. The acupuncture group received acupuncture on fifteen anxiety-related points and the control group received acupuncture on fifteen points unrelated to anxiety for thirty minutes. We measured the participants’ resting heart rate and galvanic skin conduction and asked them to answer the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2) questionnaire at baseline and the end of the intervention. Results : We detected a significant treatment effect in the cognitive anxiety level (-1.05 ± 0.91; p = 0.02) but not in the somatic anxiety level (-0.46 ± 1.68; p = 0.43), Sport Self-Confidence (-1.06 ± 2.21; p = 0.11), heart rate (0.20 ± 2.2; p = 0.93), and skin conductance (-0.50 ± 0.77; p = 0.19). Conclusion : Based on these results, acupuncture might decrease cognitive anxiety but might not affect somatic anxiety. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dce6a81f2bf84e4d86028fcf5badfc152023-01-06T01:41:37ZengMedical Association of Pharmacopuncture InstituteJournal of Acupuncture & Meridian Studies2005-29012021-08-0114414915610.51507/j.jams.2021.14.4.149j.jams.2021.14.4.149A Randomized Crossover, Pilot Study Examining the Effect of Acupuncture in the Management of Competitive Anxiety in AthletesMohammad Khojastefar0Maryam Selk-Ghaffari1Amir-Hossein Memari2Farzin Halabchi3Tohid Seif-Barghi4Sports Medicine Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR IranSports Medicine Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR IranSports Medicine Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR IranDepartment of Sports and Exercise Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR IranSports Medicine Research Center, Neuroscience Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR IranBackground : Excessive competitive anxiety induces adverse effects on athletic performance and planning efficient management methods is crucial. Objectives: We aimed to assess the effects of acupuncture on competitive anxiety. Methods : In this cross-over study, 20 male soccer players under 21 years (U-21) were randomized equally into acupuncture or control groups. The acupuncture group received acupuncture on fifteen anxiety-related points and the control group received acupuncture on fifteen points unrelated to anxiety for thirty minutes. We measured the participants’ resting heart rate and galvanic skin conduction and asked them to answer the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2) questionnaire at baseline and the end of the intervention. Results : We detected a significant treatment effect in the cognitive anxiety level (-1.05 ± 0.91; p = 0.02) but not in the somatic anxiety level (-0.46 ± 1.68; p = 0.43), Sport Self-Confidence (-1.06 ± 2.21; p = 0.11), heart rate (0.20 ± 2.2; p = 0.93), and skin conductance (-0.50 ± 0.77; p = 0.19). Conclusion : Based on these results, acupuncture might decrease cognitive anxiety but might not affect somatic anxiety.https://www.journal-jams.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.51507/j.jams.2021.14.4.149competitive anxietyathletesacupuncture |
| spellingShingle | Mohammad Khojastefar Maryam Selk-Ghaffari Amir-Hossein Memari Farzin Halabchi Tohid Seif-Barghi A Randomized Crossover, Pilot Study Examining the Effect of Acupuncture in the Management of Competitive Anxiety in Athletes Journal of Acupuncture & Meridian Studies competitive anxiety athletes acupuncture |
| title | A Randomized Crossover, Pilot Study Examining the Effect of Acupuncture in the Management of Competitive Anxiety in Athletes |
| title_full | A Randomized Crossover, Pilot Study Examining the Effect of Acupuncture in the Management of Competitive Anxiety in Athletes |
| title_fullStr | A Randomized Crossover, Pilot Study Examining the Effect of Acupuncture in the Management of Competitive Anxiety in Athletes |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Randomized Crossover, Pilot Study Examining the Effect of Acupuncture in the Management of Competitive Anxiety in Athletes |
| title_short | A Randomized Crossover, Pilot Study Examining the Effect of Acupuncture in the Management of Competitive Anxiety in Athletes |
| title_sort | randomized crossover pilot study examining the effect of acupuncture in the management of competitive anxiety in athletes |
| topic | competitive anxiety athletes acupuncture |
| url | https://www.journal-jams.org/journal/view.html?doi=10.51507/j.jams.2021.14.4.149 |
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