ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2017
Acute effect of stretching one leg on regional arterial stiffness in young men.
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- Musculoskeletal Stretching and Arterial Stiffness: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Acute and Longitudinal Interventions.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Acute arterial stiffness responses to various bouts of grounded and heightened one-leg standing.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- Acute effect of lower-limb peristaltic pulse external pneumatic compression on segmental arterial stiffness in healthy young adults.Physiological reports · 2025Trial
- 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 · 2024Trial
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- Effects of Different Types of Stretching on Hypertension: A Systematic Review with Exploratory Meta-Analysis.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Review
- Effects of Exercise on Arterial Stiffness: Mechanistic Insights into Peripheral, Central, and Systemic Vascular Health in Young Men.Metabolites · 2025Review
- Investigations of segmental arterial stiffness in a cross-sectional study on young adult male trained swimmers, cyclists, and non-trained men.Physiological reports · 2025Article
- Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between body flexibility and sarcopenia.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2023Article
- Effects of acute cervical stretching on arterial wall elastic properties.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
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- Four weeks of lower-limb static stretching reduces regional arterial stiffness in middle-aged and older women.Physical activity and nutrition · 2022Article
- Compliance of Static Stretching and the Effect on Blood Pressure and Arteriosclerosis Index in Hypertensive Patients.Clinics and practice · 2022Article
- Regular exercise ball training reduces arterial stiffness in sedentary middle-aged males.Journal of physical therapy science · 2022Article
- Acute effects of one-leg standing on arterial stiffness in older women: Role of the vision condition and standing dose.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- The Acute Effect of Exercise on Arterial Stiffness in Healthy Subjects: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Is individual day-to-day variation of arterial stiffness associated with variation of maximal aerobic performance?BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2021Article
- Acute effect of passive one-legged intermittent static stretching on regional blood flow in young men.European journal of applied physiology · 2021Article
- Acute effects of the different relaxation periods during passive intermittent static stretching on arterial stiffness.PloS one · 2021Article
- 'Comment on: "The Case for Retiring Flexibility as a Major Component of Physical Fitness".Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2020Article
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Abstract
purposeOur previous study demonstrated that a single bout of stretching exercises acutely reduced arterial stiffness. We hypothesized that this acute vascular response is due to regional mechanical stimulation of the peripheral arteries. To test this hypothesis, we examined the effect of a single bout of passive one leg stretching on arterial stiffness, comparing the stretched and the non-stretched leg in the same subject.
methodsTwenty-five healthy young men (20.9 ± 0.3 years, 172.5 ± 1.4 cm, 64.1 ± 1.2 kg) volunteered for the study. Subjects underwent a passive calf stretching on one leg (six repetitions of 30-s static stretch with a 10-s recovery). Pulse wave velocity (PWV, an index of arterial stiffness), blood pressure (BP), and heart rate (HR) were measured before and immediately, 15, and 30 min after the stretching.
resultsFemoral-ankle PWV (faPWV) in the stretched leg was significantly decreased from baseline (835.0 ± 15.9 cm/s) to immediately (802.9 ± 16.8 cm/s, P < 0.01) and 15 min (810.5 ± 16.0 cm/s, P < 0.01) after the stretching, despite no changes in systolic and diastolic BP, or HR. However, faPWV in the non-stretched leg was not significantly altered at any time. Brachial-ankle PWV (baPWV) also showed similar responses with faPWV, but this response was not significant. Additionally, the passive stretching did not alter carotid-femoral PWV (cfPWV).
conclusionsThese results suggest that mechanical stimulation to peripheral arteries as induced by static passive stretch may modulate arterial wall properties directly, rather than resulting in a systemic effect.
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