Open AccessEffect of Acupuncture on Salivary Immunoglobulin a after a Bout of Intense Exercise
Author(s) -
Yuichi Matsubara,
Kazuhiro Shimizu,
Yuko Tanimura,
Toshikazu Miyamoto,
Takayuki Akimoto,
Ichiro Kono
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
acupuncture in medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1759-9873
pISSN - 0964-5284
DOI - 10.1136/aim.2009.001677
Subject(s) - acupuncture , medicine , crossover study , physical therapy , heart rate , mood , saliva , visual analogue scale , profile of mood states , blood pressure , placebo , alternative medicine , pathology , psychiatry
In the field of athletics, acupuncture has been used for treatment of injury, reduction of fatigue and management of physical condition. However, there is little information on the effect of acupuncture on the immune function in response to exercise.
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