Influence of arm-cranking exercise with electrical muscle stimulation on arterial stiffness

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  • Ishikawa Mizuki
    Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Science, Tokushima University
  • Miura Hajime
    Laboratory for Applied Physiology, Faculty of Integrated Arts and Science, Tokushima University
  • Azuma Ayako
    Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Science, Tokushima University
  • Deguchi Kenichi
    Department of Rehabilitation, Tokushima Prefecture Naruto Hospital
  • Tamura Yasuaki
    Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Science, Tokushima University Department of Rehabilitation, Tokushima Prefecture Naruto Hospital

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  • 一過性の上肢の有酸素性運動と骨格筋電気刺激の併用が動脈スティフネスに及ぼす影響
  • イッカセイ ノ ジョウシ ノ ユウサンソセイ ウンドウ ト コッカクキン デンキ シゲキ ノ ヘイヨウ ガ ドウミャク スティフネス ニ オヨボス エイキョウ

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<p></p><p>Endurance exercises such as cycling and running are useful for improving the arterial function and preventing cardiovascular disease (CVD). However, subjects suffering from spinal cord injury (SCI) or lower limb osteoarthritis (OA) cannot perform these kinds of lower limb exercises. Recently, electrical muscle stimulation (EMS) has been shown to be able to increase the muscle strength and blood flow and improve the peripheral circulation. Arm-cranking exercises with EMS may therefore be able to reduce the risk of CVD for patients with SCI and lower OA. However, this point has not been fully clarified. The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of submaximal arm-cranking exercise with EMS on arterial stiffness. Ten healthy young subjects performed submaximal arm-cranking exercise alone (A) and submaximal arm-cranking exercise with EMS (A+E). In the A+E trial, the submaximal arm-cranking exercise was performed at 30%VO2 max for 20 min while EMS was applied to their thigh and calf muscles during the exercise. The brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (ba-PWV), systolic and diastolic blood pressure (SBP/DBP) and heart rate (HR) were measured before and after each exercise. Immediately after the exercise session, the HR of the subjects in the A+E trial was significantly elevated in comparison to those in the A trial. The SBP and DBP did not differ between the two trials to a statistically significant extent. In the A+E trial, the ba-PWV was significantly reduced immediately after exercise in comparison to the A trial (1082.6 ± 105.9 cm·sec-1 vs. 1191.7 ± 86.7 cm·sec-1, p < 0.05). These findings suggest that arm-cranking exercise with EMS reduces arterial stiffness and might be useful for reducing the risk of CVD.</p>

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