Comparison of blood pressure responses to tactile stimulation under the conditions of cold and control immersion of one hand

• Arimoto Kunihiro

  Graduate School of Health and Welfare Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare

• Shimoju Rie

  Graduate School of Health and Welfare Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare Center for Medical Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare

• Kurosawa Mieko

  Graduate School of Health and Welfare Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare Center for Medical Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, International University of Health and Welfare

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 局所冷浸水並びに対照浸水時の血圧におよぼす背部触刺激の影響

Abstract

The responses of blood pressure to stroking stimulation of the back were compared under the conditions of elevated blood pressure and normal blood pressure. The elevated blood pressure was achieved by the immersion of one hand in cold water. The subjects immersed their right hand up to the wrist level in 8-10°C water (cold immersion) or 30-32°C water (control immersion) for 3 min. Blood pressure was recorded using an automated sphygmomanometer. Stroking stimulation was manually applied to the back for 2 min at a frequency of 1 Hz, 1 min after the onset of cold or control immersion. Both systolic and diastolic blood pressures were elevated during the 3 min of cold immersion, and the elevation was significantly attenuated by the stroking stimulation. The control immersion had no effect on the systolic or diastolic blood pressure, but the diastolic (not systolic) blood pressure was significantly decreased by stroking stimulation. The present study shows that stroking stimulation lowers blood pressure, and that the effects are larger under the condition of elevated blood pressure. These results suggest that stroking stimulation is useful for normalizing the pressor responses.

Journal

• The Autonomic Nervous System

  The Autonomic Nervous System 57 (3), 184-191, 2020

  Japan Society of Neurovegetative Research

Keywords

• cold immersion
• stroking stimulation
• systolic blood pressure
• diastolic blood pressure
• keyword

Details

• CRID: 1390849376469501824
• NII Article ID: 130007927066
• DOI: 10.32272/ans.57.3_184
• ISSN: 24347035
• ISSN: 02889250
• Text Lang: ja
• Data Source:
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  • CiNii Articles
  • KAKEN
• Abstract License Flag: Disallowed