Analysis of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Psychophysiological Variables in Basketball Athletes

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ID15486367
AuthorsMarina Pavão Battaglini (Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)), Dalton Müller Pessôa Filho (0000-0003-3975-9260, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)), Sandra Leal Calai (0000-0001-5704-4643, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)), Sandra Leal Calais (Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)), Maria Cristina De Oliveira Santos Miyazaki (0000-0002-6792-4529, Faculdade de Medicina de São José do Rio Preto), Maria Cristina Oliveira Santos Miyazaki (Department of Psicology, São José do Rio Preto Medical School, São José do Rio Preto 15090-000, Brazil), Cassiano Merussi Neiva (0000-0003-1635-3209, Universidade de Ribeirão Preto), Mário C Espada (0000-0002-4524-4784, Life Quality Research Centre), Mayra Grava de Moraes (0000-0002-2600-6393, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp), corresponding author), Carlos Eduardo Lopes Verardi (0000-0002-3939-0267, Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp))
Year2022
Volume19
Issue24
Pages17065-17065
Publication date2022-12-19
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
PublisherMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph192417065
PMID36554945
OpenAlexW4311945545
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited31

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of a progressive muscle relaxation program on psychological (stress levels, anxiety, and mood states) and physiological (blood pressure and heart rate) variables in basketball athletes. Fifty-nine basketball players, aged 14 to 19 years, and members of Bauru Basket team, were recruited for this study and grouped into control group (CG, n = 30) and intervention group (IG, n = 29). The participants were evaluated, before and after the intervention, by the following means: Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2), to measure the pre-competitive anxiety state, i.e., how anxious each athlete felt just before the competition; Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS), an instrument for early detection of overtraining syndrome; Recovery-Stress Questionnaire for Athletes (RESTQ-Sport), to identify the extent to which each athlete was physically or mentally stressed and the athlete's current capability for recovery; Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ), specifically developed for athletes. The IG athletes participated in 12 progressive muscle relaxation sessions, a practice for tensing or tightening a specific muscle until an ideal state of relaxation is reached. Each participant had blood pressure and heart rate measured before and after every session. The CG athletes were evaluated similarly to those in the IG but without relaxation. The results showed statistically significant differences in cognitive anxiety ( p = 0.039) and specific stress ( p = 0.016) between CG and IG before the intervention; in addition, a significant heart rate decrease ( p < 0.01) between IG and CG was noted

Anxiety · Athletes · Basketball · Blood pressure · Heart rate · Mood · Muscle relaxation · Overtraining · Physical therapy · Profile of mood states · Progressive muscle relaxation · Psychiatry · Relaxation (psychology · Somatic anxiety · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports · Psychology · Sport Psychology and Performance · Sports and Physical Education Research · Internal Medicine

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