Effects of Acupoint Application on Subjective Feeling of Sports Fatigue and Athletic Performance

Objective To observe the effects of acupoint application on the subjective feeling of sports fatigue and athletic performance.Method 20 football players were randomly divided into an acupoint application group and a control group with 10 players each.The acupoint application group received herbs sticking therapy on Shenque(CV8),Qihai(CV6) and Zusanli(ST36).The control group received placebo sticking therapy on the above acupoints.PRE and POMS were applied to the players of the two groups.Blood lactate and ammonia were measured and results of 800m running were recorded.Result Acupoint application could relieve the subjective feeling of fatigue.Compared with that before the treatment,PRE was lowered significantly(P0.01).Acupoint application could relieve the negative feeling of fatigue and decrease TMD.Statistical difference was found between the scores before and after the treatment.Acupoint application could increase blood lactate(P0.05) and ammonia(P0.05) 4min after exercise and decrease blood lactate(P0.05) and ammonia(P0.05) 20min after exercise.The results of 800m running were improved significantly.Conclusion Acupoint application may relieve athletes' subjective feeling of fatigue and the negative feeling due to fatigue.It can improve the metabolism of blood lactate and ammonia,enhance athletes' ability of hypoxia tolerance so as to relieve the clinical symptoms of sports fatigue,make a quick recovery from sports fatigue and improve athletic performance.