A Randomized Crossover, Pilot Study Examining the Effect of Acupuncture in the Management of Competitive Anxiety in Athletes.
Acupuncture
Athletes
Competitive anxiety
Journal
Journal of acupuncture and meridian studies
ISSN: 2093-8152
Titre abrégé: J Acupunct Meridian Stud
Pays: Korea (South)
ID NLM: 101490763
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
31 Aug 2021
31 Aug 2021
Historique:
received:
07
10
2020
revised:
04
07
2021
accepted:
12
07
2021
entrez:
30
6
2022
pubmed:
1
7
2022
medline:
2
7
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
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. 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. We detected a significant treatment effect in the cognitive anxiety level (-1.05 ± 0.91; Based on these results, acupuncture might decrease cognitive anxiety but might not affect somatic anxiety.
Sections du résumé
Background
UNASSIGNED
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
UNASSIGNED
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
UNASSIGNED
We detected a significant treatment effect in the cognitive anxiety level (-1.05 ± 0.91;
Conclusion
UNASSIGNED
Based on these results, acupuncture might decrease cognitive anxiety but might not affect somatic anxiety.
Identifiants
pubmed: 35770557
pii: j.jams.2021.14.4.149
doi: 10.51507/j.jams.2021.14.4.149
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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