Aerobic Exercise, Anaerobic Exercise, Massage
Conditions
Keywords
Heart rate variability, Arterial pulse waveform
Brief summary
Foot reflexology treatment provides acute and chronic effects on cardiovascular and hemodynamic functions. However, no information is available to us in regarding the treatment effect of foot reflexology after exercise. This study investigated the acute effect of foot reflexology treatment on heart rate variability after anaerobic-based and aerobic-based intermittent exercises.
Detailed description
The sympathetic activation and sympathy-vagal balance after repeat sprint performance can be immediately modulated by foot reflexology massage. The acute benefits of foot reflexology intervention on cardiac sympathovagal balance can be considered as exercise recovery strategies in sports.
Interventions
Foot reflexology technique of Father Josef was used as massage intervention
Sponsors
University of Taipei
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Undertake football/futsal training at least 3 times a week * Age between 18 and 30 years old
Exclusion criteria
* History of severe neuromuscular injury * Current lower extremity injury * Current neurological diseases
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Heart rate variability | immediately following intervention phase | 15 minutes resting electrocardiographic record at baseline and post-intervention phase |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Arterial pulse waveform | immediately following intervention phase | 15 minutes resting arterial plethysmographic waveform at baseline and post-intervention phase |
Outcome results
None listed