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ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2023

Exaggerated postural sway improves orthostatic cardiovascular and cerebrovascular control.

Erin L Williams, Brooke C D Hockin, Natalie D Heeney, Karam Elabd, Helen Chong, Andrew P Blaber, Stephen N Robinovitch, Iain T Parsons, Victoria E Claydon

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Article in Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Erin L WilliamsDepartment of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Brooke C D HockinDepartment of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Natalie D HeeneyDepartment of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Karam ElabdDepartment of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Helen ChongDepartment of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Andrew P BlaberDepartment of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Stephen N RobinovitchDepartment of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.
Iain T ParsonsResearch and Clinical Innovation, Royal Centre for Defence Medicine, Birmingham, United Kingdom.
Victoria E ClaydonDepartment of Biomedical Physiology and Kinesiology, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Healthy individuals with poor cardiovascular control, but who do not experience syncope (fainting), adopt an innate strategy of increased leg movement in the form of postural sway that is thought to counter orthostatic (gravitational) stress on the cardiovascular system. However, the direct effect of sway on cardiovascular hemodynamics and cerebral perfusion is unknown. If sway produces meaningful cardiovascular responses, it could be exploited clinically to prevent an imminent faint. Methods: Twenty healthy adults were instrumented with cardiovascular (finger plethysmography, echocardiography, electrocardiogram) and cerebrovascular (transcranial Doppler) monitoring. Following supine rest, participants performed a baseline stand (BL) on a force platform, followed by three trials of exaggerated sway (anterior-posterior, AP; mediolateral, ML; square, SQ) in a randomized order. Results: All exaggerated postural sway conditions improved systolic arterial pressure (SAP, Discussion: Exaggerated sway improves cardiovascular and cerebrovascular control and may supplement cardiovascular reflex responses to orthostatic stress. This movement provides a simple means to boost orthostatic cardiovascular control for individuals with syncope, or those with occupations that require prolonged motionless standing.

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blood pressurecardiovascular controlcerebral blood flowpostural swaystroke volumesyncope

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