Acu-TENS and Postexercise Expiratory Flow Volume in Healthy Subjects
Joint Authors
Hui-Chan, Christina W. Y.
Jones, Alice Y. M.
Ngai, Shirley P. C.
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-02-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation over acupoints (Acu-TENS) facilitates recovery of resting heart rate after treadmill exercise in healthy subjects.
Its effect on postexercise respiratory indices has not been reported.
This study investigates the effect of Acu-TENS on forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) in healthy subjects after a submaximal exercise.
Eleven male subjects were invited to the laboratory twice, two weeks apart, to receive in random order either Acu-TENS or Placebo-TENS (no electrical output from the TENS unit) over bilateral Lieque (LU7) and Dingchuan (EX-B1) for 45 minutes, before undergoing exercise following the Bruce protocol.
Exercise duration, rate of perceived exertion (RPE), and peak heart rate (PHR) were recorded.
Between-group FEV1 and FVC, before, immediately after, at 15, 30, and 45minutes postexercise, were compared.
While no between-group differences in PHR, RPE, and FVC were found, Acu-TENS was associated with a longer exercise duration (0.9 min (P=.026)) and a higher percentage increase in FEV1 at 15 and 45 minutes postexercise (3.3 ± 3.7% (P=.013) and 5.1 ± 7.5% (P=.047), resp.) compared to Placebo-TENS.
We concluded that Acu-TENS was associated with a higher postexercise FEV1 and a prolongation of submaximal exercise.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ngai, Shirley P. C.& Jones, Alice Y. M.& Hui-Chan, Christina W. Y.. 2011. Acu-TENS and Postexercise Expiratory Flow Volume in Healthy Subjects. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ngai, Shirley P. C.…[et al.]. Acu-TENS and Postexercise Expiratory Flow Volume in Healthy Subjects. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Ngai, Shirley P. C.& Jones, Alice Y. M.& Hui-Chan, Christina W. Y.. Acu-TENS and Postexercise Expiratory Flow Volume in Healthy Subjects. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-7.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-493764