Effect of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation on full-effort stepping exercise performance

We investigated the effect of anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (anodal tDCS) on performance full-effort box stepping exercises in athletes and non-athletes. Twenty-one subjects (athletes: five men six women, non-athletes: four women) participated this study. tDCS was applied through two electrodes placed vertex (anode) forehead (cathode). A 2-mA for 15 minutes, while sham different days with similar electrodes. Participants were asked to apply a maximal effort up down 10-cm tall 20 s following termination tDCS. The repeated three times rest. number total steps significantly increased compared degree increase more prominent non-athletes than athletes. In non-athletes, differential pattern fatigue between stimulus conditions observed. contrast, significant modulation not detected Our findings improved depended training level subject group; implies descending command from CNS active muscles by It is suggested that neural controlling complex leg movements due higher