The Effect of Recovery from Fatigue After Exhaustive Exercise With Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy

• Main Author: 吳佳衡
• Other Authors: Hsieh, Chin-Cheng
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2009
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/40723440550759546544

碩士 === 國立新竹教育大學 === 體育學系碩士班 === 97 === Introduction: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of recovery from fatigue after exhaustive exercise with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBO). Method: Twelve subjects (age=17.1±0.9 yrs, height=175.3±3.5 cm, weight=65.1±6.5 kg) were recruited. This study adopted a repeated sample testing, all subjects were part of the four different groups at various stages of the investigation, which consisted of: (a) control group, (b) no HBO after exhaustive exercise, (c) HBO after exhaustive exercise, and (d) HBO without exhaustive exercise. HBO was applied on a periodical basis, inhaling 100% oxygen for 45 minutes in a 2ATA environment. The whole process took 90 minutes. To induce exercise fatigue, subjects had to run on a treadmill to enhance tiredness until they were exhausted. This study employed an analysis of covariance to test the effect of HBO on the recovery of creatine kinase, glucose, ammonia, cortisol, testosterone, and the testosterone/cortisol ratio in the blood. Results: The findings were as follows: (1) HBO can lower the activity of CK in the blood after exhaustive exercise. (2) HBO can significantly control the rise of ammonia after exhaustive exercise. (3) HBO does not immediately lower glucose after exhaustive exercise. (4) HBO can effectively lower cortisol after exhaustive exercise. (5) HBO helps increase testosterone after exhaustive exercise. (6) HBO helps increase the testosterone/cortisol ratio in the blood. Based on the findings, this study supports that HBO helps recovery from fatigue after exhaustive exercise.