Abstract |
Recently, low-level laser ( light) therapy ( LLLT) has been used to improve muscle performance. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of near-infrared light-emitting diode therapy (LEDT) and its mechanisms of action to improve muscle performance in an elite athlete. The kinetics of oxygen uptake (VO2), blood and urine markers of muscle damage ( creatine kinase--CK and alanine), and fatigue ( lactate) were analyzed. Additionally, some metabolic parameters were assessed in urine using proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H NMR). A LED cluster with 50 LEDs (λ = 850 nm; 50 mW 15 s; 37.5 J) was applied on legs, arms and trunk muscles of a single runner athlete 5 min before a high-intense constant workload running exercise on treadmill. The athlete received either Placebo-1-LEDT; Placebo-2-LEDT; or Effective-LEDT in a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial with washout period of 7 d between each test. LEDT improved the speed of the muscular VO2 adaptation (∼-9 s), decreased O2 deficit (∼-10 L), increased the VO2 from the slow component phase (∼+348 ml min(-1)), and increased the time limit of exercise (∼+589 s). LEDT decreased blood and urine markers of muscle damage and fatigue (CK, alanine and lactate levels). The results suggest that a muscular pre-conditioning regimen using LEDT before intense exercises could modulate metabolic and renal function to achieve better performance.
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Authors | Cleber Ferraresi, Thomas Beltrame, Fernando Fabrizzi, Eduardo Sanches Pereira do Nascimento, Marlus Karsten, Cristina de Oliveira Francisco, Audrey Borghi-Silva, Aparecida Maria Catai, Daniel Rodrigues Cardoso, Antonio Gilberto Ferreira, Michael R Hamblin, Vanderlei Salvador Bagnato, Nivaldo Antonio Parizotto |
Journal | Physiotherapy theory and practice
(Physiother Theory Pract)
Vol. 31
Issue 5
Pg. 354-61
(Jul 2015)
ISSN: 1532-5040 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 25585514
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Biomarkers
- Lactic Acid
- Creatine Kinase
- Alanine
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Topics |
- Adult
- Alanine
(urine)
- Biomarkers
(blood, urine)
- Creatine Kinase
(blood)
- Double-Blind Method
- Humans
- Kinetics
- Lactic Acid
(blood)
- Light
- Low-Level Light Therapy
- Male
- Muscle Contraction
(radiation effects)
- Muscle Fatigue
(radiation effects)
- Muscle, Skeletal
(metabolism, radiation effects)
- Oxygen Consumption
(radiation effects)
- Physical Endurance
(radiation effects)
- Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Running
- Time Factors
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