Increasing Performance of Professional Soccer Players and Elite Track and Field Athletes with Peak Performance Training and Biofeedback: A Pilot Study

Rijken, Noortje H.M.; Soer, Remko; Maar, Ewold de; Prins, Hilco; Teeuw, W.B.; Peuscher, Jan; Oosterveld, Frits G. J.

doi:10.1007/s10484-016-9344-y

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“…Therefore, the self-reported sleep results will be of concern to practitioners in the Middle East. Indeed, average sleep quality in the present study (PSQI: 5.6±2.1) was poor compared with elite Australian football (Australian Football League) players (PSQI 4.3±1.6)30 and elite European soccer players (PSQI 3.6±2.4),31 but comparable (5.6±2.3) across a mixed sample of highly trained team sport athletes (predominately Rugby 7’s/15’s and cricket) 24. The prevalence of clinical sleep disturbance (PSQI ≥5) in this study was 68.5%, this was higher compared with Brazilian multisports elite athletes (38%)32 and team sports athletes (50%) 24…”

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Inter-relationship between sleep quality, insomnia and sleep disorders in professional soccer players

Khalladi

Farooq

Souissi

et al. 2019

BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med

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ObjectiveInsufficient sleep duration and quality has negative effects on athletic performance, injury susceptibility and athlete development. This study aimed to assess the sleep characteristics of professional Qatar Stars League (QSL) soccer players.MethodsIn a cross-sectional study, QSL players (n=111; 23.7±4.8 years) completed three questionnaires to screen sleep disorders: (1) Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), (2) Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) and (3) Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). Poor sleep quality was defined as PSQI≥5, excessive daytime sleepiness was defined by ESS>8 and insomnia was defined as ISI≥11.ResultsThe prevalence of poor sleep quality (PSQI≥5) was 68.5%, with subthreshold insomnia (ISI≥11) 27.0% and daytime sleepiness 22.5% (ESS>8). Sleep quality was positively associated with insomnia (r=0.42, p<0.001) and daytime sleepiness (r=0.23, p=0.018). Age, anthropometry, body composition and ethnicity were not associated with any of the reported sleep quality parameters.ConclusionThe prevalence of poor sleep quality (68.5%) reported should concern practitioners. Increasing awareness of the importance of sleep relative to athletic performance, recovery, injury and illness appears prudent. Further, regular qualitative/quantitative sleep monitoring may help target subsequent evidence-informed interventions to improve sleep in those demonstrating undesirable sleep traits.

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Inter-relationship between sleep quality, insomnia and sleep disorders in professional soccer players

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Farooq

Souissi

et al. 2019

BMJ Open Sport Exerc Med

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“…As there are very view studies examining effects of both HRV-Bfb and MBIs on physiological parameters, it is difficult to compare our results. Rijken et al ( 2016 ) also reported small effect sizes for HRV parameters RMSSD and SDNN after a treatment-as-usual combined with HRV-Bfb for athletes. Grossman et al ( 2004 ) report medium effect sizes for psychological and physiological measures following an MBI.…”

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Comparing Effectiveness of HRV-Biofeedback and Mindfulness for Workplace Stress Reduction: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Brinkmann

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Helmert

et al. 2020

Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback

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Psychophysiological disorders due to work-related stress continue to be highly costly for health systems and approaches for cost-effective and easily accessible interventions are much needed. Both heart rate variability-biofeedback (HRV-Bfb) and mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) have been empirically shown to reduce stress. This study compares these two interventions in the work context to a wait-list-control-group (WLC). In this three-armed randomized controlled trial (RCT), 69 healthy adults employed in the same organization were randomized to participate in HRV-Bfb, MBI or the WLC. Participants were assessed for psychophysiological parameters of stress (stress perception, coping, HRV parameters and cortisol) and stress related symptoms (depressive symptoms, psychological wellbeing, mindfulness and self-compassion). Participants trained using either HRV-Bfb or MBI for 6 weeks on a daily basis. Outcomes were assessed at baseline, after the intervention and at follow-up 12 weeks later. Results did not show any statistically significant differences between HRV-Bfb and MBI groups, and neither of the intervention groups (IGs) differed from the WLC. Findings suggest an overall reduction in stress for all groups, including the WLC, with mostly small to medium effect sizes. However, it is important to note that participants with higher baseline stress levels might benefit more from mindfulness and biofeedback-based stress reduction interventions. The results have to be interpreted with caution due to the relatively small sample size. MBI might have a slightly stronger effect on stress reduction in comparison to HRV-Bfb, as suggested by the effect sizes. This study highlights issues and challenges of the implementation of such interventions in corporate health management.

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“…Typically, bioelectric signals are digitized and displayed for the user and practitioner, and provide an evidence-based methodology that is applied to a variety of psychiatric problems, including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), bipolar disorder, schizotypal personality disorder, dissociative identity disorder, major depressive disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, addiction, and others [ 15 , 16 ]. A significant number of practitioners also use these approaches for “sub-clinical” populations who seek “peak performance” enhancements, citing detrimental issues such as “brain fog,” trouble with energy, and lack of focus [ 17 , 18 , 19 ].…”

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Assessing the Effectiveness of Neurofeedback Training in the Context of Clinical and Social Neuroscience

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Social neuroscience benefits from the experimental manipulation of neuronal activity. One possible manipulation, neurofeedback, is an operant conditioning-based technique in which individuals sense, interact with, and manage their own physiological and mental states. Neurofeedback has been applied to a wide variety of psychiatric illnesses, as well as to treat sub-clinical symptoms, and even to enhance performance in healthy populations. Despite growing interest, there persists a level of distrust and/or bias in the medical and research communities in the USA toward neurofeedback and other functional interventions. As a result, neurofeedback has been largely ignored, or disregarded within social neuroscience. We propose a systematic, empirically-based approach for assessing the effectiveness, and utility of neurofeedback. To that end, we use the term perturbative physiologic plasticity to suggest that biological systems function as an integrated whole that can be perturbed and guided, either directly or indirectly, into different physiological states. When the intention is to normalize the system, e.g., via neurofeedback, we describe it as self-directed neuroplasticity, whose outcome is persistent functional, structural, and behavioral changes. We argue that changes in physiological, neuropsychological, behavioral, interpersonal, and societal functioning following neurofeedback can serve as objective indices and as the metrics necessary for assessing levels of efficacy. In this chapter, we examine the effects of neurofeedback on functional connectivity in a few clinical disorders as case studies for this approach. We believe this broader perspective will open new avenues of investigation, especially within social neuroscience, to further elucidate the mechanisms and effectiveness of these types of interventions, and their relevance to basic research.

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Increasing Performance of Professional Soccer Players and Elite Track and Field Athletes with Peak Performance Training and Biofeedback: A Pilot Study

Cited by 46 publications

References 36 publications

Inter-relationship between sleep quality, insomnia and sleep disorders in professional soccer players

Inter-relationship between sleep quality, insomnia and sleep disorders in professional soccer players

Comparing Effectiveness of HRV-Biofeedback and Mindfulness for Workplace Stress Reduction: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Assessing the Effectiveness of Neurofeedback Training in the Context of Clinical and Social Neuroscience

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