Impact of the grasping test on women’s cardiovascular systems, and the possibility of replacing the orthostatic tolerance test with it
Journal Title: Current Issues in Pharmacy and Medical Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 27, Issue 4
Abstract
The aim of this study was to test the impact of the Grasping Test (GT) on the female cardiovascular system and to ascertain the possibility of using this to replace the Orthostatic Tolerance Test (OT). In this study, 15 volunteer female students were examined, and their physiological parameters - their systolic (SBP) and diastolic blood pressures (DBP), and their heart rates (HR) - were compared. We found that the Orthostatic Tolerance Test (changing the position of the body from recumbent to upright) and the Grasping Test induced meaningful but similar changes in the functioning of the women’s cardiovascular system. The results confirm that there were significant similarities between the cardiovascular system measurements as produced through the Orthostatic Tolerance Test and the Grasping Test. The possibility of introducing the procedure into clinical practice is a crucial factor for continuing our research in the wider population.
Authors and Affiliations
Karolina Załuska, Tomasz Sawicki, Bartłomiej Kulesza, Adam Nogalski
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP153128
- DOI 10.1515/cipms-2015-0018
- Views 82
- Downloads 0
Multiple sclerosis – causes, risk factors and symptoms of the disease - a literature review
Multiple sclerosis (SM) is a classified chronic disease which leads to disability. Apart from severe cases, persons suffering from SM, live on average, as long as healthy people, however, their everyday life is often con...
The international normalized ratio (INR) as seen in a population of patients with atrial fibrillation and cerebral infarction undergoing long-term treatment with vitamin K antagonists
It is estimated that nearly 20% of all cerebral infarctions in the total population are the result of a complication of atrial fibrillation (AF). While oral anticoagulation with vitamin K antagonists (AVKs) substantially...
A comparison of the traditional casting method and the galvanoforming technique in gold alloy prosthetic restorations
Gold is a dental material with very good mechanical properties. It is also aesthetic and biocompatible with the tissues of the oral cavity even at 100% purity. Prosthetic restorations made of pure gold or its alloys can...
"Legal highs" – drugs of the twenty-first century
"Legal highs" is a term that embraces many compounds, including plant substances and synthetic derivatives. Trends in the use of traditional drugs of abuse by young people, are downward. On the other hand, we can observe...
Antimicrobial activity of petroleum ether and methanolic extracts from fruits of Seseli devenyense Simonk. and the herb of Peuce
Plants of the Apiaceae family usually contain coumarins. These are used worldwide in traditional medicine, as well as in modern therapeutics. The aim of our study was to determine the antimicrobial activity of four extra...