[Transcranial electrostimulation and serotonin laser phoresis in the athletes experiencing a combined effect of fatigue and psycho-emotional stress].

RATIONALE: At sports submaximal loads accompanied by muscle fatigue due to metabolic transformations, the conditions are created for the development of combined endogenous and exogenous emotional stresses. An important role in the development of stress is played by the state of adaptation mechanisms, in which sintoxic and catatoxic programs are involved, as well as the GABA-dopaminergic system. There is insufficient information on the possibilities for reducing the manifestations of stress.

PURPOSE: The objective of the presser study was to estimate the possibilities for the prevention of the development of psycho-emotional stress with the use of transcranial electrostimulation in the combination with serotonin laser phoresis.

METHODS: The assessment of the psychological status before and after transcranial electrostimulation in the combination with serotonin laser phoresis was performed in 96 athletes who were engaged in weightlifting and athletic gymnastics, as well as in 37 athletes comprising the control group in the state of sparing rest. Transcranial electrostimulation was carried out during 14 days. The laser phoresis of serotonin was conducted with the application of the Matrix device and transcranial electrostimulation with the use of the Magnon-DKS apparatus. The assessment of the psychological status was carried out based on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and the results of the well-being-activity-mood (WAM) questionnaire and in accordance with the Hildebrandt index, and the Spielberger-Hanin test.

RESULTS: The two-week course of exposure to transcranial electrostimulation and serotonin laser phoresis of the patients comprising the main group resulted in a faster stabilization of the psychological status than in the control group. This effect was due to the multi-component involvement of the athletes in the adaptation programs including the management of homeostasis and the influence on the GABA-dopaminergic system via the serotonin and opioidergic mechanisms.

CONCLUSION: The results of this study give reason to recommend the proposed method of transcranial electrostimulation and serotonin laser phoresis for the use in sports medicine.