Data di Pubblicazione:
2023
Citazione:
On the significance of estimating cardiorespiratory coupling strength in sports medicine / R.M. Abreu, B. Cairo, A. Porta. - In: FRONTIERS IN NETWORK PHYSIOLOGY. - ISSN 2674-0109. - 2:(2023), pp. 1114733.1-1114733.7. [10.3389/fnetp.2022.1114733]
Abstract:
The estimation of cardiorespiratory coupling (CRC) is attracting interest in
sports physiology as an important tool to characterize cardiac neural
regulation genuinely driven by respiration. When applied in sports medicine,
cardiorespiratory coupling measurements can provide information on the
effects of training, pre-competition stress, as well as cardiovascular
adjustments during stressful stimuli. Furthermore, since the cardiorespiratory
coupling is strongly affected by physical activity, the study of the
cardiorespiratory coupling can guide the application of specific training
methods to optimize the coupling between autonomic activity and heart
with possible effects on performance. However, a consensus about the
physiological mechanisms, as well as methodological gold standard methods
to quantify the cardiorespiratory coupling, has not been reached yet, thus
limiting its application in experimental settings. This review supports the
relevance of assessing cardiorespiratory coupling in the sports medicine,
examines the possible physiological mechanisms involved, and lists a series
of methodological approaches. cardiorespiratory coupling strength seems to
be increased in athletes when compared to sedentary subjects, in addition to
being associated with positive physiological outcomes, such as a possible better
interaction of neural subsystems to cope with stressful stimuli. Moreover,
cardiorespiratory coupling seems to be influenced by specific training
modalities, such as inspiratory muscle training. However, the impact of
cardiorespiratory coupling on sports performance still needs to be better
explored through ad hoc physical exercise tests and protocols. In addition,
this review stresses that several bivariate and multivariate methods have been
proposed to assess cardiorespiratory coupling, thus opening new possibilities in
estimating cardiorespiratory interactions in athletes.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
sports medicine; heart rate variability; cardioventilatory coupling; autonomic nervous system; cardiac control
Elenco autori:
R.M. Abreu, B. Cairo, A. Porta
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