Citation

Gremion G, Kuntzer T. Rev. Med. Suisse 2014; 10(428): 962, 964-5.

Vernacular Title

Fatigue et réduction de la performance motrice chez le sportif, syndrome de surentraînement.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2014, Medecine et Hygiene)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

24834618

Abstract

The main goal of training activities is to improve motor performance. After strenuous workouts, it is physiological to experience fatigue, which relieves within two weeks, and then induce an improvement in motor capacities. An overtraining syndrome is diagnosed when fatigue is postponed beyond two weeks, and affects mainly endurance athletes. It is a condition of chronic fatigue, underperformance and an increased vulnerability to infection leading to recurrent infections. The whole observed spectrum of symptoms is physiological, psychological, endocrinogical and immunological. All play a role in the failure to recover. Monitoring of athletes activities helps to prevent the syndrome with days with no sports. Rest, patience and empathy are the only ways of treatment options.

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