15.05.2013 | Blake G. Perry, Zachary J. Schlader, Aaron Raman, Darryl J. Cochrane, Samuel J. E. Lucas, Toby Mündel, Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 2013

Summary Lower body positive pressure (LBPP) has been used in the treatment of haemorrhagic shock and in offsetting g‐force induced fluid shifts. However, the middle cerebral artery blood flow velocity (MCAv) response to supine LBPP is unknown. Fifteen healthy volunteers (mean±SD: age, ...

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15.05.2013 | Cleiton A. Libardi, Felipe R. D. Nogueira, Felipe C. Vechin, Miguel S. Conceição, Valéria Bonganha, Mara Patricia T. ..., Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 2013

Summary The aim of this study was to compare the acute hormonal responses following two different eccentric exercise velocities. Seventeen healthy, untrained, young women were randomly placed into two groups to perform five sets of six maximal isokinetic eccentric actions at slow ...

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13.05.2013 | David Wing, Mark R. Prausnitz, Michael J. Buono, Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 2013

Summary Collection of sweat via pilocarpine iontophoresis is commonly used to diagnose cystic fibrosis (CF), with thousands of tests performed each day. The main source of resistance to the passage of pilocarpine ions to the sweat glands is the electrical resistance of the stratum ...

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13.05.2013 | Gerd Östling, Margaretha Persson, Bo Hedblad, Isabel Gonçalves, Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 2013

Summary Grey scale median (GSM) measured on ultrasound images of carotid plaques has been used for several years now in research to find the vulnerable plaque. Centres have used different software and also different methods for GSM measurement. This has resulted in a wide range of GSM ...

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09.05.2013 | Takanobu Okamoto, Mikako Sakamaki‐Sunaga, Seokki Min, Takashi Miura, Tetsuji Iwasaki, Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 2013

Summary The purpose of this study was to investigate the acute effect of brisk walking with and without graduated compression stockings (GCSs) on vascular endothelial function and oxidative stress. Ten young healthy subjects walked briskly for 30min with (GCS trial) and without (CON ...

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07.05.2013 | Erika da Fonseca Silva Reis, Guilherme Borges Pereira, Nuno Manuel Frade Sousa, Ramires Alsamir Tibana, Mauro Fernan ..., Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 2013

Summary The aim was to investigate and compare the effects of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF) and static stretching (SS) on maximal voluntary contraction (MVC) and muscle activation in indoor soccer players. Thirty‐three young adult men were divided into two groups: (i) ...

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03.05.2013 | Jeremy P. Loenneke, Jeremy T. Barnes, Jacob M. Wilson, Ryan P. Lowery, Melissa N. Isaacs, Thomas J. Pujol, Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 2013

Summary When health professionals measure the fitness levels of clients, body composition is usually estimated. In practice, the reliability of the measurement may be more important than the actual validity, as reliability determines how much change is needed to be considered meaningful. ...

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30.04.2013 | Katarina Steding‐Ehrenborg, Bo Hedén, Pär Herbertsson, Håkan Arheden, Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 2013

Summary Background Studies of cardiovascular deconditioning are primarily carried out after experimental bed rest. No previous study has followed the cardiovascular effects of decreased and resumed physical activity in athletes after acute physical injury and convalescence. Anterior ...

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24.04.2013 | Murat Karabulut, Vanessa D. Sherk, Debra A. Bemben, Michael G. Bemben, Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 2013

Summary The goal of this study was to examine anabolic hormone, muscle damage marker and inflammation marker responses to two types of resistance training protocols in older men. Thirty‐six healthy older males (mean age=56·6±0·6years) completed 6weeks of high‐intensity resistance ...

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22.04.2013 | Michail E. Keramidas, Nickos D. Geladas, Igor B. Mekjavic, Stylianos N. Kounalakis, Clinical Physiology and Functional Imaging, 2013

Summary The purpose of this study was to examine whether the forearm–finger skin temperature gradient (Tforearm–finger), an index of vasomotor tone during resting conditions, can also be used during steady‐state exercise. Twelve healthy men performed three cycling trials at an intensity ...

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