The Influence of Six Weeks Intervention of Astragalus Membranaceus on Female Athletes in Aerobic Performance by Ultrasound Imaging

Zhiqiang, Liang; Liu, Yuwei; Cai, Laisi; Ying, Shanshan; Li, Jianshe

doi:10.1166/jmihi.2019.2608

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“…The right foot mainly relies on the forefoot to generate power and cushion during OFS, while the left foot primarily relies on the rear foot. This difference in F may be caused by the characteristics of specific movement skills (Liang et al 2019), because the lateral movement of the open gait required the right foot to push off the ground and transfer the center of mass (COM) through the forefoot, while the left foot needed to be used as the supporting foot to keep the body's COM stable during the swing (Xu et al 2018). Ridola and Palma (2001) showed that the foot of human body was principally in contact with the ground by three fulcrum of root bone trochanter, first metatarsal bone and fifth metatarsal bone.…”

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The Plantar Pressure Analysis of Open Stance Forehand in Female Tennis Players

Chen

Zhiqiang

2019

Physical Activity and Health

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The aim of this study was to analyze plantar pressure during the open stance forehand (OSF) in female tennis players. Methods: Seven female players executed the tennis forehand technique with open stance in the biomechanical laboratory. A portable pressure insole system was adopted to collect mean pressure (MP), peak pressure (PP), force (F), pressure-time integral (PTI) and contact area (CA) in 7 regions of the feet. Independent sample T-test was used to analyze the difference among these parameters. Results: F, PP in the first phalangeal region (BT) and the remaining four toe regions (OT) of the right foot (RF) were both larger than the left foot (LF); F in the fourth and fifth metatarsophalangeal joint (M4-5), the middle foot region (MF), hind foot region(HF)and PP in M4-5 of LF were significantly greater than the same region in RF; MP in BT and OT of RF showed significantly higher pressure than LF. While MP among areas of M4-5 and HF of LF was significantly greater than RF; PTI, CA in OT, M4-5 and MF of RF were significantly higher than LF while M1, M2-3, M4-5 and MF of LF showed significant smaller. Conclusion: RF role was to generate the power and LF role was to stabilize the balance of the body during the OFS. However, long-term and repeated open stance was likely to lead to the overuse injuries in the regions of M1 and HF of both feet.

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The Plantar Pressure Analysis of Open Stance Forehand in Female Tennis Players

Chen

Zhiqiang

2019

Physical Activity and Health

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“…Astragalus membranaceus supplementation was found to improve the subjects' aerobic performance, oxidative status, reticulocytes percentage, and response to acclimatization [12,14,21] without a specific effect on the athletes' strength [11]. The results of studies in which Astragalus was co-administered with other remedies showed similar results (see Table 1).…”

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“…Overall, 529 articles (PubMed: 59; EMBASE: 111; Web of Science: 117; Cochrane Library: 26; Google Scholar: 216) were screened, and 11 of them were considered eligible for inclusion in this systematic review [11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]. The most important characteristics of these studies are summarized in Table 1.…”

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Astragalus membranaceus (Huangqi) Supplementation in Sports Training: A Systematic Review

Antonelli,

Donelli

2024

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The aim of this systematic review is to study the effects of Astragalus membranaceus (Huangqi) supplementation for sports activity and physical performance. PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar were systematically searched for relevant studies from inception up until October 2023. Eleven clinical studies were considered eligible for inclusion (six of them involved the administration of Huangqi alone, while, in the remaining trials, this herb was supplemented in combination with other remedies). On average, the number of study participants ranged from 8 to 120, and the sports activities practiced by the subjects included martial arts, mountain hiking, basketball, rowing, running, aerobic exercises, and strength training. When a dried extract was used, Astragalus was taken at a daily dose of 1 to 4 g for several weeks. Huangqi supplementation was associated with improvements in aerobic performance, oxidative status, reticulocytes percentage, and response to acclimatization, without a specific effect on the athletes’ strength. Better post-exercise immune functions were also observed, especially with regard to NK cell activity, IL-2 levels, CD4+/CD8+ ratio, and lymphocyte turnover. No adverse effects were described. In conclusion, Astragalus supplementation has the potential to decrease fatigue, enhance aerobic performance, and mitigate post-exercise immune suppression in athletes. It is advisable to conduct additional research on the subject to enhance the robustness of the existing evidence through larger-scale controlled trials.

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The Influence of Six Weeks Intervention of Astragalus Membranaceus on Female Athletes in Aerobic Performance by Ultrasound Imaging

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The Plantar Pressure Analysis of Open Stance Forehand in Female Tennis Players

The Plantar Pressure Analysis of Open Stance Forehand in Female Tennis Players

Astragalus membranaceus (Huangqi) Supplementation in Sports Training: A Systematic Review

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