ArticleJournal of human kinetics2020
Can Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Improve Athletic Performance? A Systematic Review.
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Teaching Youth & Families Self-Regulation Skills to Disrupt the Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences: Preventing Substance Use in Adversity- Impacted Youth
Who cites it
19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effects of biofeedback training on athletes' mental health and performance: a systematic review and Bayesian meta-analysis.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Pooled it
- Beyond Performance: Cognitive Overload and Related Cognitive, Psychophysiological, and Performance States in Competitive Esports-A Scoping Review.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- One-Week Home-Based HRV Biofeedback with Supervised Sessions Versus Passive Relaxation: Effects on Autonomic, Sensorimotor Functions and Kata Performance in Eastern Martial Arts Athletes.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
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- Is CONSORT a Risk of Bias Tool for Experimental Studies: A Big Misunderstanding.Journal of caring sciences · 2025Article
- Influence of Respiratory Frequency of Slow-Paced Breathing on Vagally-Mediated Heart Rate Variability.Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2024Article
- The Effect of Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback on Basketball Performance Tests.Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2023Article
- A Pilot Study of the Biofeedback Training to Reduce Salivary Cortisol Level and Improve Mental Health in Highly-Trained Female Athletes.Applied psychophysiology and biofeedback · 2023Article
- Asynchronous Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback Protocol Effects on Adolescent Athletes' Cognitive Appraisals and Recovery-Stress States.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2023Article
- Sports Performance and Breathing Rate: What Is the Connection? A Narrative Review on Breathing Strategies.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Heart Rate Variability and Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Youth Populations: The Impact of Heart Rate on Data Analysis.Journal of human kinetics · 2023Article
- Squeeze the beat: Enhancing cardiac vagal activity during resonance breathing via coherent pelvic floor recruitment.Psychophysiology · 2022Article
- The Dosage Effect of Laser Acupuncture at PC6 (Neiguan) on Heart Rate Variability: A Pilot Study.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- HEART rate variability biofeedback for long COVID symptoms (HEARTLOC): protocol for a feasibility study.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Emotional Intelligence Training: Influence of a Brief Slow-Paced Breathing Exercise on Psychophysiological Variables Linked to Emotion Regulation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Using Slow-Paced Breathing to Foster Endurance, Well-Being, and Sleep Quality in Athletes During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in psychology · 2021Article
- Link between Yoga and Heart Rate Variability: Can Yoga Enhance the Cardiac Resonance.International journal of yogaReview
- HEART Rate Variability Biofeedback for LOng COVID Dysautonomia (HEARTLOC): Results of a Feasibility Study.Advances in rehabilitation science and practiceArticle
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
This systematic review was conducted to evaluate the effect of heart rate variability biofeedback (HRV BFB) on performance of athletes. Six electronic databases (Springerlink, SportDiscus, Web of Science, PROQUEST Academic Research Library, Google Scholar, and ScienceDirect) and article references were searched. Eligibility criteria were: 1. experimental studies involving athletes randomly allocated among groups (randomized control trial); 2. availability of HRV BFB as a treatment compared to a control condition (CON) that involves regular sport/dance training, a placebo (PLA) or other methods of BFB; 3. performance-related variables such as a dependent index; and, 4. peer-reviewed articles written in English. Out of 660 articles, six studies were included in the systematic review which involved 187 athletes (females: n = 89; males n = 98). Six studies compared HRV BFB with a CON, three studies compared HRV BFB with a PLA, and two studies differentiated HRV BFB with other methods of BFB. Findings support HRV BFB as a potential intervention to improve fine and gross motor function in athletes.
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