title: Express-evaluation of the psycho-physiological condition of Paralympic athletes.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Evaluation of elite athletes' psycho-physiological condition at various stages of preparation and in international competition.
  
  
  METHODS
  Athletes were tested during training and participation in international competition using methods of galvanic skin response (GSR) and gas discharge visualization (GDV).
  
  
  METHODS
  Saint Petersburg Federal Research Institute of Physical Culture and Sport, Russia and Paralympic athletic training camp, Norway.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighteen athletes from Russia's Skiing and Biathlon Paralympic Team. All athletes had some level of damage to their musculoskeletal system.
  
  
  METHODS
  Stress level (SL), energy potential (EP), and psycho-emotional tension (PET).
  
  
  RESULTS
  It was found that the higher the level of EP achieved by the athlete in the training period, the lower the SL in the competition time. The SL of an athlete recorded in the training period significantly correlates with the SL both before and at the time of competition. The PET and SL before the World Cup was negatively correlated to the results of skiing competitions.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Evaluation of PET, EP, and SL through GSR and GDV offers a fast, highly precise, non-invasive method to assess an athlete's level of readiness during both training and at the time of competition.
authors.affiliation: Saint Petersburg Federal Research Institute of Physical Culture and Sport, St Petersburg, Russia.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Drozdovski
authors.forename: Irina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gromova
authors.forename: Konstantin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Korotkov
authors.forename: Oleg
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Shelkov
authors.forename: Femi
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Akinnagbe
keywords: express-analysis; galvanic skin response (GSR); gas discharge visualization (GDV); paralympic sport