Journal article
The acute effect of passively assisted trunk stretching on central arterial stiffness and blood pressure in middle-aged to older adults
European journal of applied physiology, Vol.124(6), pp.1683-1692
01/13/2024
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-023-05389-9
PMID: 38217670
Abstract
Purpose: We examined the effects of acute trunk stretching on central arterial stiffness and central and peripheral blood pressure in middle-aged to older adults. Methods: Twenty-eight middle-aged to older adults (14M/14F, 72 ± 7 years, 28.5 ± 5.3 kg/m2) completed this randomized, controlled, crossover design trial. We measured carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cf-PWV) and central and peripheral blood pressures (BP) before and after a single bout of passively assisted trunk stretching (i.e., five rounds of six 30-s stretches) and a time-matched seated control visit (i.e., 30-min). Changes (Δ; post − pre) in cf-PWV and central and peripheral BP were compared between visits and sexes using separate linear mixed-effects models controlling for baseline values. Results: Compared with seated control, central (systolic: − 3 ± 7 mmHg; diastolic: − 2 ± 5 mmHg) and peripheral (systolic: − 2 ± 8 mmHg; diastolic: − 1 ± 4 mmHg) BP were reduced following acute trunk stretching (p s ≤ 0.001). Between-visit differences for ∆cf-PWV (stretch: 0.09 ± 0.61 m/s; control: 0.37 ± 0.68 m/s, p = 0.038) were abolished when controlling for change in mean arterial pressure (∆MAP) (p = 0.687). The main effects of sex were detected for changes in systolic BPs (p s ≤ 0.029); more males (n = 13) saw BP reductions than females (n = 7). Conclusion: These findings demonstrate the superiority of acute trunk stretching over passive sitting of equated duration for BP in middle-aged to older adults, with an appreciable effect in males compared to females.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The acute effect of passively assisted trunk stretching on central arterial stiffness and blood pressure in middle-aged to older adults
- Creators
- Kylee West - Georgia Southern UniversityKaelyn Spears - Georgia Southern UniversityBarry Joyner - Georgia Southern UniversityCollin Smith - Regional Medical CenterNathaniel D M Jenkins - University of IowaGregory J Grosicki - Georgia Southern UniversityNicholas J Siekirk - Georgia Southern University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- European journal of applied physiology, Vol.124(6), pp.1683-1692
- DOI
- 10.1007/s00421-023-05389-9
- PMID
- 38217670
- NLM abbreviation
- Eur J Appl Physiol
- ISSN
- 1439-6319
- eISSN
- 1439-6327
- Grant note
- Research Seed Funding Award / Georgia Southern University
- Language
- English
- Electronic publication date
- 01/13/2024
- Academic Unit
- Center for Social Science Innovation; Injury Prevention Research Center; Health, Sport, and Human Physiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984548407202771
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