Rey Mota, JorgeEscribano Colmena, GuillermoNavarro Jiménez, EduardoLaborde Cárdenas, Carmen CeciliaYáñez Sepúlveda, RodrigoClemente Suárez, Vicente Javier2025-01-262025-01-262025Rey-Mota, J., Escribano-Colmena, G., Navarro Jiménez, E., Laborde-Cárdenas, C. C., Yáñez-Sepúlveda, R., & Clemente-Suárez, V. J. (2025). Case Report: Potential benefits of a single functional neurology intervention in athletic rehabilitation and recovery: a case study. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 6, 1472948. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.14729482624-9367http://hdl.handle.net/11268/13560This study analyze the effect of a single functional neurology session on sports performance, pain perception, fatigue perception and thermographic muscular response in an international female weightlifting athlete with incapacity to tolerate weight. Functional neurology is a discipline leveraging neuroplasticity for non-invasive recovery and performance optimization. We found how a single session of functional neurology improved load tolerance, enabling her to lift weights at pre-injury levels after just a single session of functional neurology and reduced pain perception from 80 to 0 and fatigue perception from 90 to 20 on a 100-point scale while thermographic data showed up to a 15% decrease in body temperature indicating reduced inflammation and improved muscle recovery. Then, we found how a single functional neurology intervention produced an improve in sports performance, pain and fatigue perceptions, and peripheral vascular response in an inter-national female weightlifting athlete with an initial incapacity to tolerate weight. This supports the incorporation of functional neurology into sports rehabilitation, under-scoring its potential in optimizing athletes' health and performance.engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/journal article10.3389/fspor.2024.1472948open accessNeurologíaRehabilitación médicaAtletaGoal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all agesGoal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girlsGoal 16: Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies