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EXERCISE-INDUCED ARTERIAL ADAPTATIONS IN ELITE JUDO ATHLETES |
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Panagiotis Karagounis  ,
Maria Maridaki, Xenofon Papaharalampous, Giorgos Prionas and Panagiotis
Baltopoulos |
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Laboratory of Functional Anatomy and Sports Medicine, Department of Physical Education and Sports Science, Kapodestrian University of Athens, Greece |
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© Journal of Sports Science and Medicine (2009) 8, 428 - 434 |
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| ABSTRACT | |||
| The purpose of this study was to examine exercise-induced arterial
adaptations in elite Judo male and female athletes. 27 male Judo athletes
(age 24.06 ± 2 years), 11 female Judoka (age 24.27 ± 1 years), 27 sedentary
healthy men (age 24.01 ± 2 years) and 11 women (age 24.21 ± 1 years) participated
in the current study. The examined vessels included brachial, radial, ulnar,
popliteal, anterior and posterior tibial arteries. The experimental parameters
were recorded with the use of Duplex ultrasound at rest. Diastolic diameter
and blood mean flow velocity of the examined arteries in Judo athletes were
found to be both significantly increased (p < 0.05) compared to the findings
of the control groups. In male Judo athletes the brachial (p < 0.001),
radial (p < 0.001), and anterior tibial artery (p < 0.001) presented
the highest difference on the diastolic diameter, compared with the control
male group. In female Judo athletes, ulnar (p < 0.001), radial (p <
0.001), and brachial (p < 0.001) arteries illustrated the highest diastolic
diameter. The highest blood mean flow velocity was recorded in ulnar (p
< 0.001) and popliteal arteries (p < 0.001) of the Judo athletes groups.
Recording differences between the two genders, male participants presented
larger arteries than females. Conclusively, Judo has been found to be a
highly demanding physical sport, involving upper and lower limbs leading
to significant arterial adaptations. Obtaining vascular parameters provide
a useful tool to the medical team, not only in the direction of enhancement
of the efficacy of physical training, but in unknown so far parameters that
may influence athletic performance of both male and female elite Judokas.
Key words: Diastolic diameter, blood mean flow velocity, duplex sonography, judo athletes. |
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