Can Post-Exercise Hemodynamic Response Be Influenced by Different Recovery Methods in Paraplegic Sportsmen?

Felipe J. Aidar, Edilson F. Dantas, Paulo F. Almeida-Neto, Frederico R. Neto, Nuno D. Garrido, Breno G. Cabral, Tiago Figueiredo and Victor M. Reis
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Felipe J. Aidar: Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), São Cristovão 49100-000, Brazil
Edilson F. Dantas: Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe (UFS), São Cristovão 49100-000, Brazil
Paulo F. Almeida-Neto: Department of Physical Education, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-970, Brazil
Frederico R. Neto: Paralympic Sports Program, SARAH Rehabilitation Hospital Network, Brasilia 71535-005, Brazil
Nuno D. Garrido: Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), Trás os Montes and Alto Douro University, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal
Breno G. Cabral: Department of Physical Education, Health Sciences Center, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal 59078-970, Brazil
Tiago Figueiredo: Exercise Physiology Laboratory, Estacio de Sá University, Rio de Janeiro 22790-710, Brazil
Victor M. Reis: Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development (CIDESD), Trás os Montes and Alto Douro University, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal

IJERPH, 2022, vol. 19, issue 3, 1-9

Abstract: Post-exercise hypotension is of great clinical relevance and also in sports training settings, as recovery speed is important. The aim of this study was to compare the influence of different recovery methods on post-exercise hemodynamic response. Twelve male paraplegic sportsmen (25.40 ± 3.30 years) performed a strength training (ST) session using the bench press exercise. After the ST, three recovery methods were randomly performed over a 15-min period: passive recovery (PR), cold-water (CW) and dry needle (DN). Blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR) and myocardial oxygen were measured before and post ST, as well as post the recovery method. Results: Dry needling induced lower systolic blood pressure (SBP) immediately after the treatment when compared with the other recovery methods, but the contrary was observed at 50 and 60-min post recovery, where records with DN exhibit higher mean values (η 2 p = 0.330). There were no differences in post-exercise diastolic BP and mean BP between recovery methods. There was a significantly higher HR after the PR method, when compared with CW and with DN (η 2 p = 0.426). The same was observed for double product and for myocardial oxygen, though with a larger effect size (η 2 p = 0.446). We conclude that dry needling seems to induce a faster SBP lowering immediately after the procedure but at 50-min post procedure the cold-water method showed better result. As for HR, both procedures (DN and CW) showed a better recovery when compared with passive recovery, along the several moments of measurement.

Keywords: blood pressure; resistance training; cryotherapy; dry needling (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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