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Trial reportEuropean journal of applied physiology2024

The acute effect of passively assisted trunk stretching on central arterial stiffness and blood pressure in middle-aged to older adults.

Kylee West, Kaelyn Spears, Barry Joyner, Collin Smith, Nathaniel D M Jenkins, Gregory J Grosicki, Nicholas J Siekirk

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in European journal of applied physiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Kylee WestBiomechanics Laboratory, Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology, Georgia Southern University, P.O. Box 8076, Statesboro, GA, 30460, USA.
Kaelyn SpearsBiodynamics and Human Performance Center, Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA, USA.
Barry JoynerCenter for Rehabilitation and Independent Living, Waters College of Health Professions, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, USA.
Collin SmithInternal Medicine, East Georgia Regional Medical Center, Statesboro, GA, USA.
Nathaniel D M JenkinsIntegrative Laboratory of Applied Physiology and Lifestyle Medicine, Department of Health and Human Physiology, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA.
Gregory J GrosickiBiodynamics and Human Performance Center, Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology, Georgia Southern University, Savannah, GA, USA.
Nicholas J SiekirkBiomechanics Laboratory, Department of Health Sciences and Kinesiology, Georgia Southern University, P.O. Box 8076, Statesboro, GA, 30460, USA. nsiekirk@georgiasouthern.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8762-4419

Funding

Georgia Southern University Research Seed Funding Award
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeWe examined the effects of acute trunk stretching on central arterial stiffness and central and peripheral blood pressure in middle-aged to older adults.

methodsTwenty-eight middle-aged to older adults (14M/14F, 72 ± 7 years, 28.5 ± 5.3 kg/m

resultsCompared 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

conclusionThese 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.

Indexed as

Blood PressureMuscle Stretching ExercisesVascular StiffnessAgedCross-Over StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPulse Wave AnalysisTorsoAgingCardiovascular diseaseExerciseFlexibilityVascular

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PMID38217670

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