Why the study?
Does lower limb cycle training improve upper limb vascular function via shear stress in healthy young humans?
Population
16 healthy young male subjects (5 in initial acute study, 11 in 8-week training study)
Comparison
8-week lower limb cycle training at 80% maximal… vs Noncuffed contralateral arm
Design
Other
Follow-up
8 weeks
Authors
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Supports shear-mediated remote vascular effects in healthy adults; hypothesis-generating and requires validation before clinical translation.
Does lower limb cycle training improve upper limb vascular function via shear stress in healthy young humans?
Lower limb cycle training induces a transient increase in upper limb vascular function in healthy young humans, which is at least partly mediated via shear stress.
Birk et al. (2012) studied this question.
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