SynthesisFrontiers in sports and active living2024
Effects of physical training combined with transcranial direct current stimulation on maximal strength and lower limb explosive strength in healthy adults.
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- The Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Improving Performance in Soccer Players-A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Application of bilateral tDCS over left and right M1 produces asymmetric training and retention effects when learning a rhythmic bimanual task.Experimental brain research · 2025Article
- Enhancing human strength via neural modulation: mechanisms of maximal voluntary contraction and translational interventions.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
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Abstract
Objective: The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigates whether transcranial direct current stimulation applied during physical training increases muscle strength in comparison with sham tDCS combined with physical training. Methods: Randomized controlled trials of the effects of tDCS combined physical training intervention on muscle strength and cortical excitability were collected by searching Web of Science, Pubmed, EBSCO, CNKI. The retrieval date ends in April 2024. 11 randomized controlled trials are finally included. The total sample size of the study is 338. The experimental group was subjected to tDCS combined with physical training intervention, and the control group was physical training combined with sham tDCS intervention. Results: There is a significant increase in maximal strength (SMD = 0.38; 95% CI: 0.09, 0.67; Conclusions: tDCS combined with physical training intervention can improve muscle strength, lower limb explosive strength and cerebral cortex excitability. Compared to tDCS combined with training of small muscle groups, tDCS combined with training of large muscle groups was more effective in improving muscle strength. Muscle strength was more likely to improve after tDCS combined with physical training in people with physical training experience compared with people without physical training experience. The combination of tDCS with physical training intervention and the sham-tDCS with physical training intervention both increased cortical excitability. Systematic Review Registration: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/, PROSPERO, identifier (CRD42024550454).
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