New study shows: BEMER improves of sleep as well as regeneration after exercise https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1230281

New study shows: 

BEMER improves the quality and quantity of sleep as well as regeneration after exercise

https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1230281

The recent paper by Dr. Frode Moen of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim – who is also a manager at Olympiatoppen – and his research team from Norway, which was published in the prestigious journal “Frontiers in Psychology” under the title “The effect of bio-electro-magnetic-energy-regulation therapy on sleep duration and sleep quality among elite players in Norwegian women’s football,” focuses on the physical and mental stresses on elite Norwegian female soccer players and on ways to enhance the essential recovery phases after games.Sleep plays a key role in physical regeneration. Both its quality and quantity are crucial for certain physiological processes in the body. However, observations show that the players’ experience disturbed sleep patterns on the nights leading up to the games as well as on the night after each game. Therefore, it was a natural step for Dr. Moen’s research team to investigate whether the targeted BEMER signal could be used to improve sleep quality as a component of players’ recovery strategies, especially after soccer games.How was the investigation conducted?For 273 consecutive days, the players were monitored in terms of various sleep parameters using validated devices. In addition, their physical exertion during training and games was checked by means of a GPS tracking vest.The study was divided into four phases:In the first phase, the parameters were measured without the use of BEMER. This phase lasted from February 1 to April 30 (89 days) and served as a control for the actual test phases involving BEMER, i.e., to highlight any differences between the phases with and without the use of BEMER. Subsequently, all study participants were equipped with a BEMER Pro-Set with B.Body and B.Pad (Phase 2) to enable them to get used to the device and familiarize themselves with its use (31 days). Then, from June 1 to September 30 (Phase 3), in a period that included normal training weeks and games on weekends only, the players’ use of the BEMER Pro-Set with the basic plan and the sleep program was observed (122 days). In the 4th and final phase, which ran from October 1 to October 31, the BEMER application using the basic plan was assessed over 31 days during an extremely hectic stage of the season (qualification for the Champions League, the play-offs in the Norwegian National Cup, and the official championship games).The results of the investigationAlmost every measured parameter showed significant improvements in terms of sleep quality and quantity during the periods when the BEMER therapy was used. Furthermore, it was found that the usage frequency of the BEMER applications also mattered: Players who used the BEMER therapy for more than 440 hours showed significant improvements in their total sleep time, sleep efficiency, light sleep, REM sleep, and deep sleep on game nights and on nights after games (recovery periods) compared to players who used BEMER less frequently.In the context of their study, the authors concluded that the BEMER therapy appears to be an efficient tool for recovery, as both sleep quality and quantity are promoted and it is believed that sleep is the most important natural way to support regeneration.Source: Moen, F., Pettersen, S. A., Gjertsås, K., Vatn, M., Ravenhorst, M., Kvålsvoll, A., Liland, K. H., & Mosleth, E. F. (2023). The effect of bio-electro-magnetic-energy-regulation therapy on sleep duration and sleep quality among elite players in Norwegian women’s football [Original Research]. Frontiers in Psychology, 14.

 https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1230281