Foot reflexology treatment provides acute and chronic effects on cardiovascular and hemodynamic functions. However, no information is available to us in regarding the treatment effect of foot reflexology after exercise. This study investigated the acute effect of foot reflexology treatment on heart rate variability after anaerobic-based and aerobic-based intermittent exercises.
The sympathetic activation and sympathy-vagal balance after repeat sprint performance can be immediately modulated by foot reflexology massage. The acute benefits of foot reflexology intervention on cardiac sympathovagal balance can be considered as exercise recovery strategies in sports.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
28
Foot reflexology technique of Father Josef was used as massage intervention
Heart rate variability
15 minutes resting electrocardiographic record at baseline and post-intervention phase
Time frame: immediately following intervention phase
Arterial pulse waveform
15 minutes resting arterial plethysmographic waveform at baseline and post-intervention phase
Time frame: immediately following intervention phase
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