ArticleApplied psychophysiology and biofeedback2016
Increasing Performance of Professional Soccer Players and Elite Track and Field Athletes with Peak Performance Training and Biofeedback: A Pilot Study.
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- Effects of Daily Probiotics Supplementation on Anxiety Induced Physiological Parameters among Competitive Football Players.Nutrients · 2020Trial
- [Research on auditory neurofeedback technology and its multi-disciplinary applications].Sheng wu yi xue gong cheng xue za zhi = Journal of biomedical engineering = Shengwu yixue gongchengxue zazhi · 2026Review
- Neurofeedback in Football: A Systematic Review of Cognitive, Technical, Physical and Psychological Outcomes.NeuroSci · 2026Review
- EEG-Based Neurofeedback in Athletes and Non-Athletes: A Scoping Review of Outcomes and Methodologies.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Enhancing autonomic regulation and attention through galvanic skin response and peripheral temperature biofeedback in female volleyball players: a randomized pilot trial.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
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- Heart rate variability biofeedback in a global study of the most common coherence frequencies and the impact of emotional states.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Quantifying Stress and Relaxation: A New Measure of Heart Rate Variability as a Reliable Biomarker.Biomedicines · 2025Article
- Sleep interventions in elite sport - a systematic review.South African journal of sports medicine · 2025Review
- Neurofeedback Training Protocols in Sports: A Systematic Review of Recent Advances in Performance, Anxiety, and Emotional Regulation.Brain sciences · 2024Review
- Effects of Postural Resonance on Skin Sympathetic Nerve Activity and Blood Pressure: A Pilot Study Evaluating Vascular Tone Baroreflex Stimulation Through Biofeedback.Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2024Article
- Integrated use of biofeedback and neurofeedback techniques in treating pathological conditions and improving performance: a narrative review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Review
- A Pilot Study of the Biofeedback Training to Reduce Salivary Cortisol Level and Improve Mental Health in Highly-Trained Female Athletes.Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2023Article
- Prevalence and risk factors of poor subjective sleep quality in elite judo athletes.Sleep and biological rhythms · 2023Article
- Asynchronous Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Protocol Effects on Adolescent Athletes' Cognitive Appraisals and Recovery-Stress States.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Article
- The Use of Neurofeedback in Sports Training: Systematic Review.Brain sciences · 2023Review
- How Reflective Automated e-Coaching Can Help Employees Improve Their Capacity for Resilience: Mixed Methods Study.JMIR human factors · 2023Article
- Following the Rhythm of the Heart: HeartMath Institute's Path to HRV Biofeedback.Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2022Review
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Abstract
The aim of this pilot study was to investigate the effects of an intervention consisting of mental coaching combined with either electro encephalogram (EEG) alpha power feedback or heart rate variability (HRV) feedback on HRV, EEG outcomes and self-reported factors related to stress, performance, recovery and sleep quality in elite athletes. A prospective pilot study was performed with two distinct cohorts. Soccer players were provided with four sessions of mental coaching combined with daily HRV biofeedback (Group A); track and field athletes were provided with four sessions of mental coaching in combination with daily neurofeedback (Group B). Measurements were performed at baseline, post intervention and at 5 weeks follow-up. Objective measures: EEG and ECG. Subjective measures: Numeric Rating Scale for performance, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Rest and Stress Questionnaire and Sports Improvement-60. Group characteristics were too distinct to compare the interventions. Linear mixed models were used to analyze differences within groups over time. In Group A, significant changes over time were present in alpha power at 5 of 7 EEG locations (p < 0.01-0.03). LF/HF ratio significantly increased (p = 0.02) and the concentration (p = 0.02) and emotional scale (p = 0.03) of the SIM-60 increased significantly (p = 0.04). In Group B, the HRV low frequency power and recovery scale of the REST-Q significantly increased (p = 0.02 and <0.01 resp.). Other measures remained stable or improved non-significantly. A mental coaching program combined with either HRV or EEG alpha power feedback may increase HRV and alpha power and may lead to better performance-related outcomes and stress reduction. Further research is needed to elucidate the effects of either type of feedback and to compare effects with a control group.
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