The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Lower-Limb Endurance Performance: A Systematic Review
This study systematically reviews the literature on transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) interventions for lower-limb endurance performance in healthy adults and provides a summary of the effects and underlying mechanisms of tDCS on lower-limb endurance performance. Systematic searches wer...
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| description | This study systematically reviews the literature on transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) interventions for lower-limb endurance performance in healthy adults and provides a summary of the effects and underlying mechanisms of tDCS on lower-limb endurance performance. Systematic searches were performed in PubMed, Web of Science, EBSCO, and ScienceDirect. The risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool. The electronic search totaled 341 studies. Twenty-one studies were included in the review after screening. The results show that tDCS effectively improved time to task failure (TTF), increased blood lactate accumulation, and reduced the rating of perceived exertion during cycling. However, the tDCS failed to significantly improve the TTF, relieve muscle pain, and reduce fatigue indices during single-joint fatigue tasks in the knee. Moreover, tDCS intervention caused the effective improvement of the overall lower-limb endurance performance but exerted no uniformly conclusive effect on knee endurance performance. This finding can be partly attributed to varying stimulation protocols across studies. Future studies may focus on the effects of the application of stimulation protocols, such as multitarget stimulation and personalized dosage, to develop targeted stimulation protocols. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2738be450b914738922d126b8ff18bb72024-11-26T17:51:53ZengMDPI AGBioengineering2306-53542024-10-011111108810.3390/bioengineering11111088The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Lower-Limb Endurance Performance: A Systematic ReviewZhen Xu0Bin Shen1Songlin Xiao2Chuyi Zhang3Jianglong Zhan4Jingjing Li5Weijie Fu6Jing Jin7School of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaSchool of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaSchool of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaSchool of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaSchool of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaSchool of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaSchool of Exercise and Health, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaSchool of Psychology, Shanghai University of Sport, Shanghai 200438, ChinaThis study systematically reviews the literature on transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) interventions for lower-limb endurance performance in healthy adults and provides a summary of the effects and underlying mechanisms of tDCS on lower-limb endurance performance. Systematic searches were performed in PubMed, Web of Science, EBSCO, and ScienceDirect. The risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane risk of bias assessment tool. The electronic search totaled 341 studies. Twenty-one studies were included in the review after screening. The results show that tDCS effectively improved time to task failure (TTF), increased blood lactate accumulation, and reduced the rating of perceived exertion during cycling. However, the tDCS failed to significantly improve the TTF, relieve muscle pain, and reduce fatigue indices during single-joint fatigue tasks in the knee. Moreover, tDCS intervention caused the effective improvement of the overall lower-limb endurance performance but exerted no uniformly conclusive effect on knee endurance performance. This finding can be partly attributed to varying stimulation protocols across studies. Future studies may focus on the effects of the application of stimulation protocols, such as multitarget stimulation and personalized dosage, to develop targeted stimulation protocols.https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/11/11/1088transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)lower limbsendurance performanceknee joint |
| spellingShingle | Zhen Xu Bin Shen Songlin Xiao Chuyi Zhang Jianglong Zhan Jingjing Li Weijie Fu Jing Jin The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Lower-Limb Endurance Performance: A Systematic Review Bioengineering transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) lower limbs endurance performance knee joint |
| title | The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Lower-Limb Endurance Performance: A Systematic Review |
| title_full | The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Lower-Limb Endurance Performance: A Systematic Review |
| title_fullStr | The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Lower-Limb Endurance Performance: A Systematic Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Lower-Limb Endurance Performance: A Systematic Review |
| title_short | The Effect of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Lower-Limb Endurance Performance: A Systematic Review |
| title_sort | effect of transcranial direct current stimulation on lower limb endurance performance a systematic review |
| topic | transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) lower limbs endurance performance knee joint |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2306-5354/11/11/1088 |
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