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

• Published in: European journal of applied physiology Vol. 124; no. 6; pp. 1683 - 1692
• Main Authors: West, Kylee, Spears, Kaelyn, Joyner, Barry, Smith, Collin, Jenkins, Nathaniel D. M., Grosicki, Gregory J., Siekirk, Nicholas J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2024; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Aged; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Blood pressure; Blood Pressure - physiology; Cross-Over Studies; Female; Human Physiology; Humans; Male; Middle age; Middle Aged; Muscle Stretching Exercises - physiology; Occupational Medicine/Industrial Medicine; Older people; Original Article; Peripheral blood; Pulse Wave Analysis; Sports Medicine; Torso - physiology; Vascular Stiffness - physiology; Aging; Cardiovascular disease; Exercise; Vascular; Flexibility

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/m 2 ) completed this randomized, controlled, crosso...