Observation charts with overlapping blood pressure and heart rate graphs do not yield the performance advantage that health professionals assume: an experimental study

Abstract Objective To evaluate the influence of strength exercises on remote pain sensitivity in women with endometriosis-related symptoms. Design A quasi-experimental study. Setting University Hospital, a tertiary health unit. Subjects Twenty-one women with endometriosis-related symptoms and 21 healthy women provided written informed consent. Methods The participants performed weekly exercise sessions on an extensor chair for four consecutive weeks. An electronic algometer was used to measure the pressure pain thresholds on the nondominant forearm. Heart rate and blood pressure were measured using a digital device. All measurements were taken before, immediately after, and 10 and 20 minutes after the exercise series. Results Women with endometriosis-related symptoms had lower pain thresholds. Pressure pain thresholds increased immediately after exercise in healthy women, returning to baseline level 20 minutes after exercise. Women with endometriosis-related symptoms did not present significant pressure pain threshold alterations after exercise. However, they had a higher heart rate and systolic, diastolic, and average blood pressure than healthy women at all the timepoints. There were no consistent correlations between pressure pain thresholds and heart rate or blood pressure. Conclusions The strength exercise regimen used in this study increased pain thresholds in healthy women but not in women with endometriosis-related painful symptoms. The maintenance or even worsening of pain perception after exercise in women with persistent pain, such as those with endometriosis, may limit their adherence to a physical training program, which in turn could prevent them from experiencing the long-term beneficial effects of exercise.

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The Influence of the Environment on Directed Attention, Blood Pressure and Heart Rate—An Experimental Study Using a Relaxation Intervention

Landscape Research ◽

10.1080/01426397.2014.982079 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 41 (1) ◽

pp. 7-25 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Eva Sahlin ◽

Agneta Lindegård ◽

Emina Hadzibajramovic ◽

Patrik Grahn ◽

Josefa Vega Matuszczyk ◽

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Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Heart Rate ◽

Experimental Study ◽

Directed Attention ◽

Relaxation Intervention

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Effects of energy drinks on blood pressure, heart rate, and electrocardi ographic parameters: an experimental study onhealthy young adults

The Anatolian Journal of Cardiology ◽

10.14744/anatoljcardiol.2016.7184 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Levent Cerit

Keyword(s):

Blood Pressure ◽

Heart Rate ◽

Experimental Study ◽

Young Adults ◽

Energy Drinks

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Comparison of cardiovascular responses among physically active and sedentary students: A protocol for Quasi-experimental study of submaximal exercise on a bicycle ergometer in the Sahel region of Africa

10.21203/rs.3.rs-853661/v1 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Patrick Ayi Ayi Ewah ◽

Adetoyeje Y Oyeyemi ◽

Saturday N Oghumu ◽

Mary Ogaga ◽

Lucy Inyang Edet ◽

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Keyword(s):

Physical Activity ◽

Blood Pressure ◽

Heart Rate ◽

Experimental Study ◽

Perceived Exertion ◽

Cardiovascular Responses ◽

Bicycle Ergometer ◽

Physically Active ◽

Quasi Experimental ◽

Sahel Region

Abstract BackgroundThe rate at which the heart rate and blood pressure drop following a stimulus such as exercise or physical stress is a powerful and independent marker for determining the rate mortality from a cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study will be to determine the heart rate and blood pressure drops of physically active and sedentary student following a sub-maximal exercise on a bicycle ergometer.ResultsThis quasi-experimental study will conveniently sample a total of 102 (Physically active n=51 & sedentary n=51) subjects of age 18-35. The study site shall be the physiotherapy gymnasium at the University of Maiduguri Teaching hospital. The level of physical activity will be measured using International Physical Activity questionnaire. Anthropometric variable such as height and weight will be assessed. Borge scale will be used to determine the Rate of Perceived Exertion. Data analysis will be done using SPSS version 20. Student –t-test, Analysis of Co-variance and descriptive statistic will be used to analyzed collected data at p<0.05. The heart rate and blood pressure at rest, peak intensity and post-exercise will be determined using a digital electronic device. The difference between the peak/resting heart rate and blood pressure will be recorded as rate of drops. Measurement will also be carried out at 1, 2-minutes after the first measurement up to 5 minutes after removing exercise stimulus.ConclusionHeart rate and blood pressure recovery are a useful clinical tool for diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases. Drops in heart rate less than 12 beat per minutes put a person at risk of developing a heart attack. It is not known whether the drops in heart rate of student in the Sahel region of Nigeria will be normal or abnormal. Since there are little studies on the recovery heart rate and blood pressure after removing a stimulus such as exercise. There is a need for more studies to help bridge the gap in literatures.

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