Comprehensive effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on physical fitness in healthy athletes and non-athletes:a Meta-analysis
10.7644/j.issn.1674-9960.2025.07.006
- VernacularTitle:经颅直流电刺激对运动员和非运动员体能综合效应的Meta分析
- Author:
Rihua LIU
1
;
Na ZHANG
;
Tian YUE
;
Fengxue QI
Author Information
1. 北京体育大学国家体育总局运动训练重点实验室,北京 100084;北京体育大学运动与脑科学实验室,北京 100084
- Keywords:
maximum strength;
explosive force;
muscle endurance;
cardiopulmonary endurance;
static balance;
moving speed;
dynamic balance
- From:
Military Medical Sciences
2025;49(7):519-528
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To assess the comprehensive effects of transcranial direct current stimulation(tDCS)on physical fitness in healthy athletes and non-athletes.Methods Two researchers independently retrieved PubMed,Embase,Web of Science,Scopus,the Cochrane Library,CNKI,Wanfang,and VIP databases,and collected experimental literature on the effects of tDCS on physical fitness from the database establishment to March 6,2025.Reviewer Manager 5.4 software and Stata 18.0 software were used for Meta-analysis.Results Data from 40 studies involving 778 subjects was included in the Meta-analysis that revealed that tDCS significantly improved the physical fitness of subjects(SMD=0.15).Specifically,anodal tDCS targeting the M1 area(SMD=0.17),at the current of 1.5 mA or 2 mA(SMD=0.64;SMD=0.13),maintained for 20 minutes(SMD=0.19),and with a 35 cm2 electrode patch(SMD=0.31)resulted in significant improvements in maximum strength(SMD=0.32),explosive force(SMD=0.27),muscle endurance(SMD=0.40),cardiopulmonary endurance(SMD=0.51),and static balance(SMD=0.34)in athletes(SMD=0.25)and non-athletes alike(SMD=0.13).However,there was no significant effect on the moving speed and dynamic balance.Conclusion tDCS can effectively improve maximum strength,explosive power,muscle endurance,cardiopulmonary endurance,and static balance in healthy athletes and non-athletes.
