Acupuncture is being used for various modalities ie preventive (stress management, loosening up of muscles, opening/clearing up of nerve pathways etc), curative (treatment of pain, relief of signs and symptoms etc) and rehabilitative (as part of complementary and alternative medicine for recovery and maintenance of health and optimum level of functioning). In sports performance where athletes require mental concentration and focus as well as physical endurance, stamina, strength and agility, balance etc, acupressure can be used as an adjunct strategy to enhance performance both physically and mentally. The science of acupuncture is based upon never trigger points. As we know our bodies run on the proper transmission of impulses from the brain to the periphery. acupressure streamlines and facilitates that process. 

acupuncture will also make overstress of muscles and tendons less harmfull by reducing swelling and contractures. Thus recovery time will be less than normal.

I have no datas about hormonal modifications, but there are some interesting articles about Trigger points and myofascial discomfort :

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0415641208001239

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0415641208002014

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0415641209000022

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1526590009000108

An interesting hpothesis can be made about the relation between myofascial techniques and improvment of the quality of motion. But I'm not sure that can be called "proof" yet.

Actually, I have no knowledge of any clinical trial about the benefits of acupuncture on sport performance, if you have some, I'm interested.

Dear Guillaume, tahnks for your contributions, I will read it and return with coments.

Ergogenic effect of acupuncture in sport and exercise: a brief review

S Ahmedov - The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 2010 - journals.lww.com

http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/17464158

http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/20845241

Acupuncture is also known for its modifying influence on blood flow and local perfusion. Recording to the circulus vitiosus of local hypoperfusion (eg. by muscular hypertension or metabolic dysregulation) and dystrophy of muscular and tendoligamentous tissue, this aspect of acupuncture could be one possible access for its use as well in prevention and therapy of micro- or macro-traumata in sports as in improving the athletic performance.

There were studies trying to demonstrate effects of acupuncture to sport performance such as in cycling, etc. Only studies from China that showed a little effect of ear acupuncture in lactic acid clearance after exertion. To my best knowledge, no study showed its effect on speed or any other kind of sport performance.

In my experience.

Acupuncture helped reducing pain particularly due to myofascial trigger point. In addition, some elite athletes will be so nervous or excited that they can not sleep the night before competition. This could be a BIG problem. Medication and acupuncture help in this situation. Acupuncture will help them sleep with fresh wake up in the next morning.

Dear Wipoo and Christian,I agree with you but When the athlete has any pain the performance will be lower, All studies show cause (acupuncture) and effect (changes)  but do not explain the physiologic changes. 

Studies regarding effects of acupuncture on sports performance were conducted using subjects without injury because it might be ethically wrong if someone would want to demonstrate sports performance in injured subjects. Therefore, I don't think there would be a scientific evidence to answer your question. 

I have not read anything about acupuncture improving sports performance based on scientific evidence. However, acupuncture works in the treatment of pain , injury and improves muscle relaxation. I believe that after intense training and competition using this technique can help athletes recovery process . And with a decrease in pain and a faster recovery of the practitioners of the sport, this technique can help in the pace of recovery.

Flávio Pires

Thanks, Flavio for your contribution, All collegues made excelents contributions Thanks all. I hope bring any evidence soon.

Thanks all Collegues who used your precious time to answer my question. After All yhis time, I could find many papers who shows.the benefits of Acupuncture interventions, to i.prove athletic perfirmance.

I use eletroacupuncture and chiropraxis to treat back pain in sport horses for some years. And what we saw is that the improvement in performance occurs while the epaxial and croup muscles increase and biomechanical in consequence. The most of the horses that I treated in this way show an increse in results at the normal performance that they have going to an upper level.

Dear Ana, Thanks for answer, in dead, when you allows the liquids of inner articulations flows, the moviments flow together, the muscles works better, the sinapses work better as well.