The use of negative pressure wave treatment in athlete recovery

dc.contributor.authorJansen van Rensburg, Audrey
dc.contributor.authorJanse van Rensburg, Dina Christina
dc.contributor.authorVan Buuren, H E.
dc.contributor.authorGrant, C.C. (Catharina Cornelia)
dc.contributor.authorFletcher, Lizelle
dc.contributor.emailaudrey.jansenvanrensburg@up.ac.zaen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-07T13:08:06Z
dc.date.available2018-08-07T13:08:06Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND : Athletes need to recover fully to maximise performance in competitive sport. Athletes who replenish more quickly and more efficiently are able to train harder and more intensely. Elite athletes subjectively report positive results using lower body negative pressure (LBNP) treatment as an alternate method for rapid recovery, restoring and improving their impaired physical state. Objective data on the efficacy are lacking. OBJECTIVES : To investigate the effect of intermittent vacuum therapy on accelerating acute recovery following an athlete’s normal daily training schedule of strenuous exercise. Objective measurements of biological markers of muscular fatigue were used to assess recovery. METHODS : Twenty-two male cricket players in a randomised cross-over study were divided into a treatment and control group respectively. Following a one-hour high-intensity gym session, the treatment group received three 30-minute LBNP exposure sessions over three consecutive days (0, 24 and 48 hours). Blood lactate and creatine kinase biomarkers were collected to measure the recovery process. After 14 days groups were crossed over and the trial repeated. RESULTS : Heart rate and blood pressure decreased noticeably during treatment, reverting to baseline levels after treatment. Lactate concentrations decreased in both groups after exercise termination; significantly more in the treatment (0.57±0.23 mmol/l) than control group (0.78±0.22 mmol/l), p<0.001). Creatine kinase (CK) was similar in both groups. Athletes’ subjective assessments of recovery rated moderately high. CONCLUSION : LBNP therapy applied as treatment during routine schedule may have a systemic effect in lowering serum lactate levels, but not CK levels. Enhanced recovery of athletes is still unconfirmed.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentSports Medicineen_ZA
dc.description.departmentStatisticsen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2018en_ZA
dc.description.urihttp://sajsm.org.za/index.php/sajsmen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationJansen van Rensburg, A., Janse van Rensburg, D.C., Van Buuren, H E. et al. 2017, 'The use of negative pressure wave treatment in athlete recovery', South African Journal of Sports Medicine, vol. 29, pp. 1-7.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1015-5163 (print)
dc.identifier.issn2078-516X (online)
dc.identifier.other10.17159/2078-516X/2017/v29i0a1544
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/66133
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherHealth and Medical Publishing Groupen_ZA
dc.rights© 2017 Health and Medical Publishing Group. This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial Works License (CC BY-NC 3.0) .en_ZA
dc.subjectAthlete restorationen_ZA
dc.subjectAthlete performanceen_ZA
dc.subjectAthlete rehabilitationen_ZA
dc.subjectAthlete recuperationen_ZA
dc.subjectLower body negative pressure (LBNP)en_ZA
dc.subjectCreatine kinase (CK)en_ZA
dc.titleThe use of negative pressure wave treatment in athlete recoveryen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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