Dr. Figueroa, an professor at Florida State University, has conducted numerous studies on the effect using Whole Body Vibration (Power Plate)/reflexive activation to decrease arterial stiffness. Dr. Figueroa and his research group showed decrease in arterial stiffness in a young obese/overweight female population, Stroke survivors in another study could not engage paralyzed lower limbs, yet still received the benefit of lower blood pressure and decrease in arterial stiffness using the standard squatting protocol. Dr. Figueroa also, found that blood pressure reduction and reduction of arterial stiffness with lower leg strength increase. With conventional exercise, these two elements are not necessarily correlated. The study suggests that Power Plate can be an effective treatment for decreasing cardiovascular risk in postmenopausal hypertensive and pre-hypertensive women. https://docs.google/file/d/0B3qYSLmLo-WoZUp1Vk5mQWJWeVU/edit
Posted on: Fri, 18 Apr 2014 10:49:41 +0000
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