Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/124102
Title: Recovery of the physiological status in professional basketball players using NESA neuromodulation treatment during different types of microcycles in season: A preliminary randomized clinical trial
Authors: Garcia, F.
Fernandez, D.
Vazquez Guerrero, J.
Font, R.
Moreno Planas, B.
Álamo Arce, Daniel David 
Medina Ramirez, R.
Mallol Soler, M.
UNESCO Clasification: 32 Ciencias médicas
Keywords: Recovery
Basketball
Competition
Biomarkers
Neuromodulation
Issue Date: 2022
Journal: Frontiers in Physiology 
Abstract: The purpose of the study was to describe and compare recovery status after official basketball competition in players who underwent NESA neuromodulation treatment (NNT) in weeks with one or two matches. The recovery parameters of 12 professional male basketball players (mean ± SD, age: 20.6 ± 2.7 yr; height: 197.8 ± 11.7 cm; and body mass: 89.0 ± 21.2 kg) that competed in the LEB Plata (Spanish third division) were monitored 2 days after match-play over 6 weeks, and included: 1) the Hooper Test, which combines four subjective variables (sleep, stress, fatigue and soreness); 2) common biochemical markers (e.g., testosterone, cortisol and ratio T:C); and 3) lowest heart rate [HR], average HR, HR variability, sleep duration, awake time during night and onset latency before asleep). Players that completed NNT presented differences compared to the control group in sleep data. For instance, the lowest HR (p < 0.001), average HR (p < 0.001) and total awake time (p = 0.04) were significantly reduced in the NNT group. On the contrary, the control group presented greater values than the NNT group in the subjective Hooper Test, although only stress presented significant differences (Control 2.5 ± 1.2 vs. NNT cost or 3.2 ± 0.9; p = 0.01). Additionally, there were no significant differences in recovery parameters between weeks with one or two matches. In conclusion, the results suggest that players that underwent NNT tended to improve their sleep quality. Nevertheless, player’s values in the biochemical markers and wellness status remained similar in both groups. The fact that no significant differences were found between weeks with one or two matches could help basketball professionals to determine that a congested schedule does not seem to negatively alter recovery status.
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10553/124102
ISSN: 1664-042X
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2022.1032020
Source: Frontiers in Physiology [ISSN 1664-042X], v. 13, (2022).
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