KMID : 1147720210140040149
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Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies 2021 Volume.14 No. 4 p.149 ~ p.156
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A Randomized Crossover, Pilot Study Examining the Effect of Acupuncture in the Management of Competitive Anxiety in Athletes
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Khojastefar Mohammad
Selk-Ghaffari Maryam Memari Amir-Hossein Halabchi Farzin Seif-Barghi Tohid
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Abstract
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Background: Excessive competitive anxiety induces adverse effects on athletic performance and planning efficient management methods is crucial. Objectives: We aimed to assess the effects of acupuncture on competitive anxiety.
Methods: In this cross-over study, 20 male soccer players under 21 years (U-21) were randomized equally into acupuncture or control groups. The acupuncture group received acupuncture on fifteen anxiety-related points and the control group received acupuncture on fifteen points unrelated to anxiety for thirty minutes. We measured the participants¡¯ resting heart rate and galvanic skin conduction and asked them to answer the Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2) questionnaire at baseline and the end of the intervention.
Results: We detected a significant treatment effect in the cognitive anxiety level (?1.05 ¡¾ 0.91; p = 0.02) but not in the somatic anxiety level (?0.46 ¡¾ 1.68; p = 0.43), Sport Self-Confidence (?1.06 ¡¾ 2.21; p = 0.11), heart rate (0.20 ¡¾ 2.2; p = 0.93), and skin conductance (?0.50 ¡¾ 0.77; p = 0.19).
Conclusion: Based on these results, acupuncture might decrease cognitive anxiety but might not affect somatic anxiety.
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KEYWORD
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Competitive anxiety, Athletes, Acupuncture
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