ArticleAddictive behaviors reports2017
Improving cerebral oxygenation, cognition and autonomic nervous system control of a chronic alcohol abuser through a three-month running program.
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- Aerobic exercise for substance use disorders: therapeutic effects and underlying mechanisms.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Review
- Influence of Exercise on Oxygen Consumption, Pulmonary Ventilation, and Blood Gas Analyses in Individuals with Chronic Diseases.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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- Mini-Review of Studies Testing the Cardiorespiratory Hypothesis With Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS): Overview and Perspectives.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2021Review
- Rewiring the Addicted Brain Through a Psychobiological Model of Physical Exercise.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2019Review
- Cardiorespiratory Fitness Predicts Greater Vagal Autonomic Activity in Drug Users Under Stress.Substance abuse : research and treatment · 2019Article
- Disability and Its Influencing Factors among the Elderly in a County, Guangxi Province, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Article
- Effects of Physical Exercise on Cognitive Functioning and Wellbeing: Biological and Psychological Benefits.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Review
- Interaction Between Stress and Addiction: Contributions From Latin-American Neuroscience.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Review
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Abstract
The abusive use of alcohol has shown to be associated to cerebral damage, impaired cognition, poor autonomic nervous control, impaired cardiovascular health, increased levels of stress and anxiety, depression symptoms and poor quality of life. Aerobic exercise has shown to be an efficient tool to reduce and overcome these issues. In this case report, a patient (forty-four years old, male) under treatment in public psychiatric hospital, classified as having a substance use disorder, underwent a three-month running program. The maximal oxygen consumption increased from 24.2 ml/kg/min to 30.1 ml/kg/min, running time increased from 6 min to 45 min (650%) and distance covered from 765 m to 8700 m (1037.2%). In prefrontal cortex oxygenation, oxyhemoglobin levels improved by 76.1%, deoxyhemoglobin decreased 96.9% and total hemoglobin increased 78.8% during exercise. Reaction time in the cognitive test during rest decreased 23%, and the number of correct answers increased by 266.6%. Parasympathetic cardiac parameters increased in several heart rate variability indices. Thus, we conclude that running exercise performed by an alcoholic patient hospitalized in a psychiatric hospital improves cerebral function, cognition and cardiovascular health.
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