THE EFFECTS OF ELECTROSTIMULATION ON POST-EXERCISE MUSCLE RECOVERY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

• DOI: 10.22533/at.ed.1592732222117

• Palavras-chave: recovery, exercise, electrostimulation, fatigue.

• Keywords: recovery, exercise, electrostimulation, fatigue.

• Abstract:

  The objective of this review was to determine the effects of electrostimulation on muscle recovery after exercise. Materials and Methods: A systematic search strategy was conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines for reporting systematic reviews, studies were identified by searching electronic databases, no language limits were applied and foreign documents were translated. Databases searched were: MEDLINE (Pubmed), PEDro (Physiotherapy Evidence Database), and Cochrane-clinical trials, up to October 2018, using the following search terms to search all trial registries and databases: electrostimulation; electro-stimulation; recovery; after exercise; and post-exercise. Criteria for inclusion in the analysis required the studies to be clinical trials, participants to be healthy humans, to exercise before the intervention, to use electrical stimulation for recovery, and to be assessed for muscle recovery. Result: fifteen studies met the eligibility criteria and were included for the review. Conclusion: From the results obtained in this systematic review, it can be concluded that electrostimulation alone is not effective when used for muscle recovery.