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Primjena akupunkture u sportskoj mediciniUse of acupuncture in sports medicine

Domagoj Slavić, Jasminka Vukelić Slavić, Hana Brborović, Sanja Sakan

Akupunktura je jedna od najstarijih metoda liječenja koja se održala do danas. Primjenjuje se u liječenju različitih ozljeda i stanja, kombinirajući razumijevanje neuroanatomije i fiziologije s principima tradicionalne kineske medicine (holistički princip). Primjena akupunkture u sportu doživjela je svoj procvat krajem 1990-ih te početkom 2000-tih godina od kad je interes u stalnome porastu. Akupunktura je uspješna u brzome saniranju sportskih ozljeda i sindroma prenaprezanja u kombinaciji s konvencionalnim metodama liječenja ili samostalno, a u rukama iskusnog akupunkturologa učinkovita je i sigurna metoda liječenja gotovo bez nuspojava. S obzirom na to da se radi o nekonvencionalnoj metodi prevencije ozljeda, zacjeljivanja i poboljšanja performansi sportaša još uvijek u nekih izaziva sumnje, ali uspjeh metode te sumnje demantira. Utjecajem na performanse sportaša akupunktura se može promatrati kao moguće sredstvo za doping, osobito zbog analgetičkog učinka i oslobađanja endogenih opijata, ali se ne klasificira tako s obzirom na to da prema WADA-i (engl. World Anti-Doping Agency) ne ispunjava kriterije dopinga, budući da nisu utvrđeni neželjeni učinci na zdravlje sportaša

Ključne riječi:
akupunktura; sindromi prenaprezanja; sportske ozljede; sportski performans

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Acupuncture is one of the oldest methods of treatment in the world that has survived to this day. It is applied in the treatment of various injuries and conditions by combining an understanding of neuroanatomy and physiology with the principles of traditional Chinese medicine (holistic principle). Its application in sports flourished in the late 1990s and early 2000s, with interest growing ever since. It is successful in the rapid recovery of sports injuries and overuse syndrome in combination with conventional methods of treatment or alone, and in the hands of an experienced acupuncturist is an effective and safe method with almost no side effects. Given that this is an unconventional method of injury prevention, healing, and improving the performance of athletes, it still raises doubts among some, but the very success of the method refutes these apprehensions. Acupuncture can be considered a potential doping agent, especially due to its analgesic effect and release of endogenous opiates, but it is not classified as such, considering that, according to WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency), it does not meet the criteria since no adverse effects on athletes' health are identified.

Key words:
acupuncture; overexertion syndromes; sports performance; sports injuries