Clinical efficacy of mineral-containing preparations and succinic acid in athletes

Abstract

Objective: to study the clinical efficacy of drugs that restore water-salt balance and improve energy metabolism in cells for the removal of post-workout symptoms. Materials and methods: 64 sportsmen from Kirov (Kirov region) took part in the study. The average age was 23.9 years (from 18 to 38 years). Sportsmen underwent questioning to identify their health problems, the presence of somatic diseases, medicines, that they are taking and post-training symptoms, such as joint pain, mscle pain etc. We provided medical examination of sportsmen in standard condition; blood test (potassium and magnesium content), ECG, blood pressure and heart rate were measured. All participants in this study were divided into 4 groups of 16 people (8 men and 8 women in each), to obtain statistically significant data. The I group took the complex «Asparcam + Amber Acid», the II group took «Asparcam», the III group took "Calcium gluconate", the IV group was the control group. After 3 weeks from the beginning of the study, when the sportsmen completed the course of taking medicines, the second questionnaire was conducted to determine the efficiency of the prescribed medicines. Results: the study showed a high incidence of post-workout symptoms in athletes. Against the background of taking mineral-containing drugs and succinic acid, there was a decrease in the frequency of post-workout symptoms, especially a decrease in the frequency and intensity of muscle pain, as well as the frequency of convulsions in groups I and II of the study (p

Keywords

• «аспаркам»
• potassium
• magnesium
• «asparcam»
• «amber acid»
• athletes