Enhancing Athletic Performance through the Administration of Peppermint Odor

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 156-160 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan Raudenbush ◽  
Nathan Corley ◽  
William Eppich
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
Athletic Training ◽  
Athletic Performance ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Running Speed ◽  
Free Throw ◽  
Hand Grip ◽  
Psychological Perceptions

Previous research has indicated that odorant presentations can have both positive and negative effects on psychological perceptions of athletic task performance. The present study extends past research by assessing how the administration of peppermint odor affects actual athletic task performance. Forty athletes undertook a series of physical tasks under conditions of no-odor or peppermint odor. The peppermint odor condition resulted in increases in running speed, hand grip strength, and number of push-ups, but had no effect on skill related tasks such as basketball free-throw shots. The implications are particularly salient in regard to enhancing athletic performance using a nonpharmacological aid and as an adjunct to athletic training and physical therapy.

scholarly journals REVIEW STUDY ON THE EFFICIENCY OF THE USE OF KINESIOLOGICTAPE IN PERFORMANCE ATHLETES

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan-Octavian Liute ◽  
Marius-Iuliana Inciulescu ◽  
Corina Pantea ◽  
Ana-Maria Vutan
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Athletic Training ◽  
Placebo Effect ◽  
The Body ◽  
Prophylactic Effect ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Amateur Athletes ◽  
Review Study ◽  
Recovery Program ◽  
Selection Of

Introduction. In Asia, in the early 1970s, a new concept was developed -kinesiological tape.Physiotherapists use the kinesiological band in both performance or amateur athletes and patients who are in a kinetic recovery program. The exact mechanisms by which the kinesiological band acts on the body have not yet been fully elucidated .Aim. The aim of the study was to identify in the literature the information about the potential positive or negative effects offered by the use of kinesiological tape inperformance athletes that had suffered injuries and also to identify potential prophylactic effects inhealthy athletes.Material and method. The selection of articles was made using the Google Scholar search engine, where 98 studies were found in the databasesof ResearchGate, PubMed, MinervaMedica, Journal of Athletic Training, Journal of Orthopedic & Sports Physical Therapy. Only studies on groups of performance athletes were included.Results. Of the 28 selected articles, 12 studies showed results in which there were increases in performance and improvements in some parameters, in 12 studies it was concluded that there were no beneficial or significant effects, and in 4 articles the results of applying the bands kinesiological and placebo effect had relatively similar positive effects.Conclusions.Kinesiology tapes do not seem to bringmajor benefits in terms of the performance inhealthy athletes. Regarding the potential prophylactic effect of kinesiological bands, several complex and longer studies need tobe performed. But the kinesiological bands could be considered as an adjuvant method in rehabilitation.

The spirit of sport, morality, and hypoxic tents: logic and authenticity

2007 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 289-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Cruise Malloy ◽  
Robert Kell ◽  
Rod Kelln
Keyword(s):  
Athletic Training ◽  
Athletic Performance ◽  
Aerobic Performance ◽  
Altitude Training ◽  
Blood Doping ◽  
Hypoxic Environment ◽  
Moral Behaviour ◽  
World Anti Doping Agency ◽  
Future Policy ◽  
Spirit Of Sport

The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) has recently made a decision to allow the use of hypoxic tents amid a significant amount of controversy over the morality of their use for athletic training purposes. Currently, altitude training is considered moral, but other means of improving aerobic performance are not; for example, blood doping. Altitude training and blood doping have similar results, but the methods by which the results are achieved differ greatly. The controversy lies in how the use of a hypoxic device falls within WADA’s philosophy, which will then dictate future policy. This paper discusses the influence of a hypoxic environment on human physiology, altitude training’s influence on athletic performance, the concept of authentic physiology, and moral behaviour that is the foundation for logical debate.

scholarly journals More Sleep Is a Slam Dunk

2019 ◽  
pp. 147-160
Author(s):  
Ralph Downey III ◽  
Madeleine Grigg-Damberger ◽  
Charles Bae
Keyword(s):  
Athletic Performance ◽  
Sleep Loss ◽  
Substantial Improvement ◽  
Basketball Player ◽  
Extensive Literature ◽  
Improve Performance ◽  
Free Throw ◽  
Team Success ◽  
Sleep Extension ◽  
Elite Sports

Sleep loss may impair athletic performance. Sleep extension may improve performance in sleep-deprived athletes. In elite sports, where the slightest edge can make a difference in individual and team success, ways to improve performance are of great interest to athletes and teams. In the presented case, a male basketball player sought to improve his free throw shooting accuracy. With a disciplined approach to sleeping longer periods of time each night over a 12-week period, there was a substantial improvement in free throw percentage, sleepiness, and self-reported confidence in making free throws. This result is consistent with an extensive literature showing that improving sleep can improve athletic performance.

scholarly journals Balancing the Roles of a Junior Faculty Member: Perspectives from Athletic Training and Physical Therapy

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-34
Author(s):  
Jessica L. Barrett ◽  
Stephanie M. Mazerolle ◽  
Sara L. Nottingham
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Faculty Member ◽  
Athletic Training ◽  
Junior Faculty ◽  
Junior Faculty Member

scholarly journals Identifying patients who access musculoskeletal physical therapy: a retrospective cohort analysis

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason A Sharpe ◽  
Brook I Martin ◽  
Julie M Fritz ◽  
Michael G Newman ◽  
John Magel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Therapy ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Physical Therapist ◽  
Characteristic Curve ◽  
Cohort Analysis ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Urgent Care ◽  
Medical Provider ◽  
Primary Analysis ◽  
Musculoskeletal Conditions

Abstract Background Musculoskeletal conditions are common and cause high levels of disability and costs. Physical therapy is recommended for many musculoskeletal conditions. Past research suggests that referral rates appear to have increased over time, but the rate of accessing a physical therapist appears unchanged. Objective Our retrospective cohort study describes the rate of physical therapy use after referral for a variety of musculoskeletal diagnoses while comparing users and non-users of physical therapy services after referral. Methods The study sample included patients in the University of Utah Health system who received care from a medical provider for a musculoskeletal condition. We included a comprehensive set of variables available in the electronic data warehouse possibly associated with attending physical therapy. Our primary analysis compared differences in patient factors between physical therapy users and non-users using Poisson regression. Results 15 877 (16%) patients had a referral to physical therapy, and 3812 (24%) of these patients accessed physical therapy after referral. Most of the factors included in the model were associated with physical therapy use except for sex and number of comorbidities. The receiver operating characteristic curve was 0.63 suggesting poor predictability of the model but it is likely related to the heterogeneity of the sample. Conclusions We found that obesity, ethnicity, public insurance and urgent care referrals were associated with poor adherence to physical therapy referral. However, the limited predictive power of our model suggests a need for a deeper examination into factors that influence patients access to a physical therapist.

Effects of enterprise social media usage on task performance through perceived task structure: the moderating role of perceived team diversity

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Manting Deng ◽  
Hefu Liu ◽  
Qian Huang ◽  
Guanqi Ding
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
Task Structure ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Diversity ◽  
Enterprise Social Media ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
And Task

PurposeOrganisations have widely adopted enterprise social media (ESM) to improve employees' task performance. This study aims to explore the mediating role of perceived task structure on the relationship between ESM usage and employee task performance. The authors investigate the moderating effects of perceived team diversity on the relationship between ESM usage and perceived task structure.Design/methodology/approachThe authors conducted a questionnaire survey in China on 251 working professionals who use social media in their respective organisations.FindingsResults showed that employees' perception of task structure considerably mediates the relationship between ESM usage and task performance. Findings also confirmed that perceived team diversity negatively affects the relationship between ESM usage and perceived task interdependence.Research limitations/implicationsPractitioners and/or managers should pay attention to the effect of ESM usage on employee's perceived task structure. Furthermore, they should focus on the level of team diversity when adopting ESM to enhance task performance.Originality/valueThis study contributes to the knowledge of perceived task structure in explaining the effect of ESM usage on task performance based on communication visibility theory. This work presents the relationship among ESM usage, perceived task structure, perceived team diversity and task performance. Moreover, this research enriches the literature on ESM usage by investigating the moderating roles of perceived team diversity whilst presenting the negative effects of perceived team diversity.

THE EFFECTS OF SELF-PREOCCUPATION ON TASK PERFORMANCE AND INTERPERSONAL PERCEPTION

1982 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-95
Author(s):  
David Williams ◽  
Matt E. Jaremko
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Negative Feedback ◽  
Positive Feedback ◽  
Discrimination Task ◽  
Past Research ◽  
Interpersonal Perception ◽  
Negative Evaluation ◽  
Order Effects ◽  
Same Sex ◽  
Positive And Negative Feedback

Two studies are described in which level of self-preoccupation (SP) is shown to be related to how feedback is perceived. Based on past research, it was hypothesized that high SP subjects would perceive negative feedback as more negative and positive feedback as more positive than low SP per sons. In one study subjects were exposed to an impossible discrimination task in which they received bogus feedback. High SP persons negatively distorted all feedback more than medium or low SP persons. The second study involved subjects imagining they had received either positive or negative feedback from a same sex person after they had interacted with the person for one hour. Each subject received both a positive and negative evaluation, balanced for order effects. Results showed that all subjects who received negative feedback first showed higher evaluation to both positive and negative feedback. There was a tendency for high SP persons who received negative feedback first to offer the most positive evaluations when given the positive feedback. Results are discussed in terms of feedback perception and focus of attention.

scholarly journals Sprint and endurance power and ageing: an analysis of master athletic world records

2008 ◽  
Vol 276 (1657) ◽  
pp. 683-689 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörn Rittweger ◽  
Pietro Enrico di Prampero ◽  
Nicola Maffulli ◽  
Marco V Narici
Keyword(s):  
Athletic Performance ◽  
Endurance Performance ◽  
Metabolic Power ◽  
Master Athletes ◽  
World Record ◽  
Running Speed ◽  
Record Data ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Scientific Results ◽  
World Records

Human physical performance is notably reduced with ageing. Although the effects of ageing are often compounded by disuse, the study of master athletes provides an opportunity for investigating the effects of ageing per se . It is often held that sprinting is more affected than endurance performance. However, past analyses of master athletic world record data have yielded opposite observations. We argue here that our understanding of these data improves by considering how, biomechanically, metabolic power is related to athletic performance. In line with earlier studies, our analysis showed that running speed declines with age in a more pronounced way for endurance events than for sprinting events, confirming former studies. However, when assessing the metabolic power required to achieve the running world records, sprint and endurance events show a relatively uniform decline with age across the different events. This study has reconciled formerly conflicting scientific results and improves our understanding of the ageing process. However, it is unclear as to which are the governing mechanisms that cause the different systems in our body, responsible for sprinting and for endurance performance, to be affected by ageing in a remarkably uniform way.

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