title: Effects of electrostimulation therapy on recovery from acute team-sport activity.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the efficacy of a 1-off electrostimulation treatment as a recovery modality from acute team-sport exercise, directly comparing the benefits to contrast water therapy.
  
  
  METHODS
  Ten moderately trained male athletes completed a simulated team-game circuit (STGC). At the conclusion of exercise, participants then completed a 30-min recovery modality of either electrostimulation therapy (EST), contrast water therapy (CWT), or a passive resting control condition (CON). Twenty-four hours later, participants were required to complete a modified STGC as a measure of next-day performance. Venous blood samples were collected preexercise and 3 and 24 h postexercise. Blood samples were analyzed for circulating levels of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and C-reactive protein (CRP).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The EST trial resulted in significantly faster sprint times during the 24-h postrecovery than with CON (P < .05), with no significant differences recorded between EST and CWT or between CWT and CON (P > .05). There were no differences in IL-6 or CRP across all trials. Finally, the perception of recovery was significantly greater in the EST trial than in the CWT and CON (P < .05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results suggest that a 1-off treatment with EST may be beneficial to perceptual recovery, which may enhance next-day performance.
authors.affiliation: School of Sport Science, Exercise and Health, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA, Australia.
authors.forename: Matthew
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Finberg
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Braham
authors.forename: Carmel
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Goodman
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gregory
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Peeling
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D005538:Football / Q000502:physiology; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000293:injuries* / Q000503:physiopathology; D059352:Musculoskeletal Pain / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005082:Physical Exertion / Q000502:physiology; D020127:Recovery of Function / Q000502:physiology; D012420:Running / Q000502:physiology; D012916:Soccer / Q000502:physiology; D013178:Sports Medicine / Q000379:methods; D055815:Young Adult