Assessment of Fatigue and Recovery in Sport: Narrative Review
Int J Sports Med DOI: 10.1055/a-1834-7177Fatigue is a phenomenon associated with decreases in both physical and cognitive
performances and increases in injury occurrence. Competitive athletes are
required to complete demanding training programs with high workloads to elicit
the physiological and musculoskeletal adaptations plus skill acquisition
necessary for performance. High workloads, especially sudden rapid increases in
training loads, are associated with the occurrence of fatigue. At present, there
is limited evidence elucidating the underlying mechanisms associating the
fatigue generated by higher workloads and with an increase in injury risk. The
multidimensional nature and manifestation of fatigue have led to differing
definitions and dichotomies of the term. Consequently, a plethora of
physiological, biochemical, psychological and performance markers have been
proposed to measure fatigue and recovery. Those include self-reported scales,
countermovement jump performance, heart rate variability, and saliva and serum
biomarker analyses. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of
fatigue and recovery plus methods of assessments. [...] Georg Thieme Verlag Rüdigerstraße 14, 70469 Stuttgart,
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Source: International Journal of Sports Medicine - Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Bestwick-Stevenson, Thomas Toone, Rebecca Neupert, Emma Edwards, Kimberley Kluzek, Stefan Tags: Review Source Type: research
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