Dergaa Ismail, Ghram Amine, Romdhani Mohamed, Souissi Amine, Ammar Achraf, Farahat Ramadan Abdelmoez, Fessi Mohamed Saifeddin, Irandoust Khadijeh, Taheri Morteza, Masmoudi Tasnim, Dergaa Mohamed Amine, Souissi Nizar, Hammouda Omar, Weiss Katja, Chamari Karim, Ben Saad Helmi, Knechtle Beat
Primary Health Care Corporation (PHCC), Doha, P.O. Box 26555, Qatar.
Research Unit Physical Activity, Sport, and Health, UR18JS01, National Observatory of Sport, Tunis 1003, Tunisia.
Sports Med Health Sci. 2023 Sep 22;6(4):378-384. doi: 10.1016/j.smhs.2023.09.007. eCollection 2024 Dec.
Wet-cupping therapy (WCT) is one of the oldest known medical techniques, used as a traditional and complementary therapy with a wide application all around the world for general health. Research on the effects of WCT on sports performance are sparse and inconsistent. Thus, we aimed to explore the effects of WCT on repeated sprint ability, wellness, and exertion in young active males. Forty-nine active adult males (age: [28 ± 5] years; body height [177 ± 8] cm; body mass: [79 ± 7] kg; body mass index: [25.4 ± 1.8] kg/m) were selected for the study. The participants performed a running-based sprint test on two separate occasions (Control and Post-WCT). WCT was performed 24 h before the testing session. They completed the Hooper questionnaire to assess their well-being ( , sleep, stress, fatigue, and soreness) before each session. The rating of perceived exertion (RPE) was collected after each testing session. A higher maximum power ( < 0.05, effect size [] = 0.6), mean power ( < 0.01, = 0.5) and minimum power ( < 0.01, = 0.6) were recorded post-WCT as compared to Control session along with a better perceived sleep ( < 0.01, = 0.85). Perceived stress ( < 0.01, = 0.6) and RPE ( < 0.001; = 1.1) were lower during the post-WCT compared to the Control session. The present findings demonstrated that WCT moderately enhanced repeated sprint ability and had positive effects on perceived sleep, stress, and exertion. WCT may be an effective ergogenic aid to improve repeated sprint ability and general well-being in young adult males. Future large-scale multicentric clinical studies are paramount to confirm the results of our study.
湿拔罐疗法（WCT）是已知最古老的医学技术之一，作为一种传统的补充疗法，在世界各地广泛应用于促进整体健康。关于WCT对运动表现影响的研究稀少且不一致。因此，我们旨在探讨WCT对年轻活跃男性重复冲刺能力、健康状况和运动强度的影响。本研究选取了49名活跃的成年男性（年龄：[28 ± 5]岁；身高[177 ± 8]厘米；体重：[79 ± 7]千克；体重指数：[25.4 ± 1.8]千克/平方米）。参与者在两个不同的时间段进行了基于跑步的冲刺测试（对照组和WCT后）。WCT在测试前24小时进行。他们在每个时间段前完成胡珀问卷以评估其幸福感（情绪、睡眠、压力、疲劳和酸痛）。每次测试后收集主观用力程度（RPE）评分。与对照组相比，WCT后记录到更高的最大功率（P < 0.05，效应量[ES] = 0.6）、平均功率（P < 0.01，ES = 0.5）和最小功率（P < 0.01，ES = 0.6），同时主观睡眠质量更好（P < 0.01，ES = 0.85）。与对照组相比，WCT后主观压力（P < 0.01，ES = 0.6）和RPE（P < 0.001；ES = 1.1）更低。目前的研究结果表明，WCT适度增强了重复冲刺能力，并对主观睡眠、压力和运动强度有积极影响。WCT可能是一种有效的促力辅助手段，可改善年轻成年男性的重复冲刺能力和总体幸福感。未来大规模多中心临床研究对于证实我们的研究结果至关重要。
