Effect of moxibustion on knee joint stiffness characteristics in recreational athletes pre- and post-fatigue.
ACL injury
Anti-fatigue
Moxibustion
Stiffness characteristics
Traditional Chinese medicine
Journal
Asia-Pacific journal of sports medicine, arthroscopy, rehabilitation and technology
ISSN: 2214-6873
Titre abrégé: Asia Pac J Sports Med Arthrosc Rehabil Technol
Pays: Singapore
ID NLM: 101648546
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Oct 2023
Oct 2023
Historique:
received:
23
11
2022
revised:
27
06
2023
accepted:
14
08
2023
medline:
6
10
2023
pubmed:
6
10
2023
entrez:
6
10
2023
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Joint stiffness results from the coupling of the nervous system and joint mechanics, and thus stiffness is a comprehensive representation of joint stability. It has been reported that moxibustion can alleviate general weakness and fatigue symptoms and subsequently may influence joint stiffness. This study investigated whether moxibustion could enhance knee joint stiffness in recreational athletes pre- and post-fatigue. Eighteen participants were randomized into intervention (5 males: 20.6 ± 1.5 yr; 4 females: 20.8 ± 1.5 yr) and control groups (5 males: 19.4 ± 0.9 yr; 4 females: 20.5 ± 0.6 yr). The intervention group received indirect moxibustion applied to acupoints ST36 (bilateral) and CV4 for 30 min every other day for 4 consecutive weeks. The control group maintained regular exercise without moxibustion. Peak torque (PT) of right knee extensor, relaxed and contracted muscle stiffness (MS) of vastus lateralis, and knee extensor musculoarticular stiffness (MAS) was assessed with an isokinetic dynamometer (IsoMed 2000), myometer, and free oscillation technique, respectively. Measurements were taken at three time points: pre-intervention, post-intervention/pre-fatigue, and post-fatigue. MAS (P = 0.006) and PT (P = 0.007) in the intervention group increased more from pre-to post-intervention compared with the control group. Post-fatigue MAS (P = 0.016) and PT (P = 0.031) increased more in the intervention group than in the control group. Moxibustion enhanced PT and knee MAS, suggesting that this intervention could be used in injury prevention and benefit fatigue resistance in young recreational athletes.
Identifiants
pubmed: 37800098
doi: 10.1016/j.asmart.2023.08.004
pii: S2214-6873(23)00009-2
pmc: PMC10550517
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
20-27Informations de copyright
© 2023 Asia Pacific Knee, Arthroscopy and Sports Medicine Society. Published by Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
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