Effect of Acute Acupuncture Treatment on Exercise Performance and Postexercise Recovery: A Systematic Review

As a further step towards the modernization of acupuncture, the objective of this review was to figure out the frequency and severity of adverse complications and events in acupuncture treatment reported from 1980 to 2013 in China. All first-hand case reports of acupuncture-related complications and adverse events that could be identified in the scientific literature were reviewed and classified according to the type of complication and adverse event, circumstance of the event, and long-term patient outcome. The selected case reports were published between 1980 and 2013 in 3 databases. Relevant papers were collected and analyzed by 2 reviewers. Over the 33 years, 182 incidents were identified in 133 relevant papers. Internal organ, tissue, or nerve injury is the main complications of acupuncture especially for pneumothorax and central nervous system injury. Adverse effects also included syncope, infections, hemorrhage, allergy, burn, aphonia, hysteria, cough, thirst, fever, somnolence, and broken needles. Qualifying training of acupuncturists should be systemized and the clinical acupuncture operations should be standardized in order to effectively prevent the occurrence of acupuncture accidents, enhance the influence of acupuncture, and further popularize acupuncture to the rest of the world.

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Cannabis: Exercise performance and sport. A systematic review

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport ◽

10.1016/j.jsams.2017.03.012 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 20 (9) ◽

pp. 825-829 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

Michael C. Kennedy

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Exercise Performance

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Corrigendum to “Systematic Review of Acupuncture Treatment for Mild Cognitive”[J Acupunct Res 2019;36(2):72-79]

Journal of Acupuncture Research ◽

10.13045/jar.2019.00108.e1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 36 (4) ◽

pp. 286-286

Author(s):

Min Wook Kim ◽

Jae Hee Yoo ◽

Hong Je Ko ◽

Seon Woo Kim ◽

Seung Won Jang ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Acupuncture Treatment

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Ischemia-Reperfusion Intervention: From Enhancements in Exercise Performance to Accelerates Performance Recovery - A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

10.20944/preprints202010.0227.v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Rhaí André Arriel ◽

Jéssica Ferreira Rodrigues ◽

Hiago Leandro Rodrigues de Souza ◽

Anderson Meireles ◽

Luís Filipi Moutinho Leitão ◽

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Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Creatine Kinase ◽

Exercise Performance ◽

Muscle Soreness ◽

Ischemia Reperfusion ◽

Meta Analysis ◽

Ischemic Conditioning ◽

Fitness Level ◽

Positive Effects ◽

Performance Recovery

It has been demonstrated that brief cycles of ischemia followed by reperfusion (IR) applied before exercise can improve performance and, IR intervention, applied immediately after exercise (post-exercise ischemic conditioning – PEIC) exerts a potential ergogenic effect to accelerate recovery. Thus, the purpose of this systematic review with meta-analysis was to identify the effects of PEIC on exercise performance, recovery and the responses of associated physiological parameters, such as creatine kinase, perceived recovery and muscle soreness, over 24 h after its application. From 3281 studies, six involving 106 subjects fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Compared to sham (cuff administration with low pressure) and control interventions (no cuff administration), PEIC led to faster performance recovery (p=0.004; ES=-0.49) and lower increase in creatine kinase (p&lt;0.001; ES=-0.71) and muscle soreness (p&lt;0.001; ES=-0.89) over 24 h. The effectiveness of this intervention is more pronounced in subjects with low/moderate fitness level and at least a total time of 10 min of ischemia (e.g. 2 cycles of 5 min) is necessary to promote positive effects.

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The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on objective and subjective indexes of exercise performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

10.31236/osf.io/e2buc ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Darias Holgado ◽

Miguel A. Vadillo ◽

Daniel Sanabria

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Direct Current ◽

Exercise Performance ◽

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation ◽

Perceived Exertion ◽

Effect Sizes ◽

Electrode Placement ◽

Current Evidence ◽

Time To Exhaustion ◽

Direct Current Stimulation

Objective: To examine the effectss of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on objective and subjective indexes of exercise performance.Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data Sources: A systematic literature search of electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Google Scholar) and reference lists of included articles up to June 2018.Eligibility Criteria: Published articles in journals or in repositories with raw data available, randomized sham-controlled trial comparing anodal stimulation with a sham condition providing data on objective (e.g. time to exhaustion or time-trial performance) or subjective (e.g. rate of perceived exertion) indexes of exercise performance.Results: The initial search provided 420 articles of which 31 were assessed for eligibility. Finally, the analysis of effect sizes comprised 24 studies with 386 participants. The analysis indicated that anodal tDCS had a small but positive effect on performance g = 0.34, 95% CI [0.12, 0.52], z = 3.24, p = 0.0012. Effects were not significantly moderated by type of outcome, electrode placement, muscles involved, number of sessions, or intensity and duration of the stimulation. Importantly, the funnel plot showed that, overall, effect sizes tended to be larger in studies with lower sample size and high standard error. Summary: The results suggest that tDCS may have a positive impact on exercise performance. However, the effect is probably small and most likely biased by low quality studies and the selective publication of significant results. Therefore, the current evidence does not provide strong support to the conclusion that tDCS is an effective means to improve exercise performance.

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