Journal article
Goal‐Directed Acupuncture in Sports Placebo or Doping?
Abstract
The modern pentathlon (MP), sports discipline including fencing, swimming, steeplechase and a cross-country run, requires a rapid change of central nervous and peripheral neuromuscular activity from one sport to another in order to achieve the best possible results. We describe the case where a top MP athlete was supported by a program of acupoint stimulation, which was directed to relieve the symptoms, preventing him from effective …
Authors
Usichenko TI; Gizhko V; Wendt M
Journal
Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Vol. 2011, No. 1,
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
January 2011
DOI
10.1093/ecam/nep210
ISSN
1741-427X