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Original Research

Blood pressure lowering effects of a novel isometric exercise device following a 4-week isometric handgrip intervention

Daniel S Baddeley-White1 Department of Life & Sport Sciences, University of Greenwich, Medway Campus, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Cheri L McGowan2 Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
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Reuben Howden3 Department of Kinesiology, University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Charlotte, NC, USA
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Benjamin DH Gordon4 Department of Exercise and Rehabilitative Sciences, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA, USA
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Peter Kyberd5 Department of Engineering Science, University of Greenwich, Medway Campus, London, UK
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Ian L Swaine1 Department of Life & Sport Sciences, University of Greenwich, Medway Campus, London, UK;2 Department of Kinesiology, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
Pages 89-98 | Published online: 24 Jun 2019

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Table 1 Participants’ baseline characteristics

Figure 1 (A) IB visual display and processing unit. (B) IB pressure sensor unit with needle valve adaptor. (C) Mini size rugby ball.

Figure 1 (A) IB visual display and processing unit. (B) IB pressure sensor unit with needle valve adaptor. (C) Mini size rugby ball.

Figure 2 Pre- to post-systolic blood pressure (SBP) mean ± standard error.

Note: *Indicates significance (p < 0.05).
Abbreviations: CON, control; IB, IsoBall; ZON, Zona.
Figure 2 Pre- to post-systolic blood pressure (SBP) mean ± standard error.

Figure 3 Pre- to post-diastolic blood pressure (DBP) mean ± standard error.

Note: *Indicates significance (p < 0.05).
Abbreviations: CON, control; IB, IsoBall; ZON, Zona.
Figure 3 Pre- to post-diastolic blood pressure (DBP) mean ± standard error.

Figure 4 Pre- to post-mean artierial pressure (MAP) mean ± standard error.

Note: *Indicates significance (p < 0.05).
Abbreviations: CON, control; IB, IsoBall; ZON, Zona.
Figure 4 Pre- to post-mean artierial pressure (MAP) mean ± standard error.

Table 2 Mean and SD values for all parameters measured, for each group, preintervention and postintervention

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