Long-Term Passive Leg Stretch Improves Systemic Vascular Responsiveness as Much as Single-Leg Exercise Training.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The current study compared the local and systemic vascular responsiveness after small muscle mass endurance training or passive stretching training (PST).

Methods

Thirty-six sex-matched healthy participants underwent 8-wk single-leg knee extension (SLKE) (n = 12) training or PST (n = 12), or no intervention (control, n = 12). Before and after the intervention, local and systemic vascular responsiveness was assessed by Doppler ultrasound at the femoral (local effect) and brachial artery (systemic effect) during single passive leg movement and brachial flow-mediated dilation (FMD) test, respectively.

Results

After training, delta femoral blood flow (representing the local vascular responsiveness) increased after SLKE and PST by +54 (7)% (effect size, 2.72; P < 0

SUBMITTER: Ce E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10097495 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature