Photobiomodulation in human muscle tissue: an advantage in sports performance?
Ferraresi C, Huang YY, Hamblin MR
Journal of biophotonics · 100 citations
How it was studied
- Design
- Systematic review (classified by our AI screen)
- Studied in
- People
- Main outcome
- Health markers and function
Who paid for it
- Funding
- Independent funding
- Government
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico
- Government
- National Institutes of Health
- Government
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Government
- NIAID NIH HHS
- Grants
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Scholarship 202313/2014‐0); National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (R01 AI050875); National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (R21 AI121700); National Institutes of Health (AI050875)
Based on 4 listed funder(s).
Publication
- Published
- 2016-11-22 · J Biophotonics · vol. 9 · issue 11-12 · pp. 1273–1299
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Cited
- 164 citations · more than 97% of similar papers · 6.7× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 77 works
- Access
- Open access (repository copy)
- Research areas
- Laser Applications in Dentistry and Medicine · Bee Products Chemical Analysis · Infrared Thermography in Medicine
- Keywords
- Medicine, Human muscle, Athletes, Muscle fatigue, Muscle hypertrophy, Muscle tissue, Creatine kinase, Randomized controlled trial, Human studies, Myocyte, Physical therapy, Physical medicine and rehabilitation, Internal medicine, Skeletal muscle, Electromyography
- MeSH
- muscle, skeletal, humans, inflammation, double-blind method, oxidative stress, muscle fatigue, randomized controlled trials as topic, athletic performance, athletes, low-level light therapy
3 authors
From US, BR
- Cleber Ferraresi · correspondingHarvard University; Massachusetts General Hospital; Universidade Sagrado Coração
- Ying‐Ying HuangHarvard University; Massachusetts General Hospital
- Michael R. HamblinHarvard University; Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard–MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Abstract
Photobiomodulation (PBM) describes the use of red or near-infrared (NIR) light to stimulate, heal, and regenerate damaged tissue. Both preconditioning (light delivered to muscles before exercise) and PBM applied after exercise can increase sports performance in athletes. This review covers the effects of PBM on human muscle tissue in clinical trials in volunteers related to sports performance and in athletes. The parameters used were categorized into those with positive effects or no effects on muscle performance and recovery. Randomized controlled trials and case-control studies in both healthy trained and untrained participants, and elite athletes were retrieved from MEDLINE up to 2016. Performance metrics included fatigue, number of repetitions, torque, hypertrophy; measures of muscle damage and recovery such as creatine kinase and delayed onset muscle soreness. Searches retrieved 533 studies, of which 46 were included in the review (n = 1045 participants). Studies used single laser probes, cluster of laser diodes, LED clusters, mixed clusters (lasers and LEDs), and flexible LED arrays. Both red, NIR, and red/NIR mixtures were used. PBM can increase muscle mass gained after training, and decrease inflammation and oxidative stress in muscle biopsies. We raise the question of whether PBM should be permitted in athletic competition by international regulatory authorities.
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