Acute Photobiomodulation Does Not Influence Specific High-Intensity and Intermittent Performance in Female Futsal Players

Izabela Aparecida dos Santos, Marina de Paiva Lemos, Vitória Helena Maciel Coelho, Alessandro Moura Zagatto, Moacir Marocolo, Rogério Nogueira Soares, Octávio Barbosa Neto and Gustavo R. Mota
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Izabela Aparecida dos Santos: Exercise Science, Health and Human Performance Research Group, Department of Sport Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro (UFTM), Uberaba 38025-350, Brazil
Marina de Paiva Lemos: Exercise Physiology in Health and Human Performance Research Group, Department of Physical Education, University of Uberaba (UNIUBE), Uberaba 38055-500, Brazil
Vitória Helena Maciel Coelho: Department of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro (UFTM), Uberaba 38025-350, Brazil
Alessandro Moura Zagatto: Department of Physical Education, Laboratory of Physiology and Sport Performance (LAFIDE), School of Sciences, Sao Paulo State University (UNESP), Bauru 17033-360, Brazil
Moacir Marocolo: Physiology and Human Performance Research Group, Department of Physiology, Federal University of Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora 360360-900, Brazil
Rogério Nogueira Soares: Dalton Cardiovascular Research Center, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211, USA
Octávio Barbosa Neto: Exercise Science, Health and Human Performance Research Group, Department of Sport Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro (UFTM), Uberaba 38025-350, Brazil
Gustavo R. Mota: Exercise Science, Health and Human Performance Research Group, Department of Sport Sciences, Institute of Health Sciences, Federal University of Triangulo Mineiro (UFTM), Uberaba 38025-350, Brazil

IJERPH, 2020, vol. 17, issue 19, 1-12

Abstract: The acute improvement of performance after photobiomodulation therapy (PBMT) has been reported in different types of exercise. However, the effect on high-intensity and intermittent exercises that are relevant for team sports is unknown. Thus, we evaluated the effect of prior acute application of PBMT on high-intensity and intermittent exercise performance, muscle oxygenation, and physiological/perceptual indicators in amateur female futsal players. Thirteen players (24.1 ± 3.7 years) performed a testing battery (countermovement jump (CMJ), Illinois agility and YoYo intermittent recovery test level 1 (YYIR1)) preceded by 15 min of PBMT (1 min 30 s each muscular point; five muscular points in each lower limbs) or 15 min of placebo (SHAM), in a counterbalanced randomized cross-over design (one-week in-between PBMT/SHAM). All test performance did not differ ( p > 0.05) between PBMT and SHAM, as well as blood lactate, rating of perceived exertion, heart rate, and muscle oxygenation (via near infrared spectroscopy) responses. The acute application of PBMT prior to a physical testing battery does not influence high-intensity and intermittent exercises performance, neither physiological nor perceptual responses in amateur female futsal players.

Keywords: team-sports; fatigue; gender; laser; soccer; ergogenic aids (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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