Peer-reviewedCC BYJournal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)
Home-based lower leg heat therapy in postmenopausal women with hypertension. I. Effects on blood pressure
5 affiliations
- 1Institute for Exercise and Environmental Medicine at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas; Dallas, TX, USA
- 2University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Dallas, TX, USA
- 3University of North Texas Health Science Center, Fort Worth, TX, USA
- 4University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA
- 5Chukyo University, Toyota, Aichi, Japan
Abstract
This study hypothesized that 8-wk of home-based lower leg heat therapy would reduce blood pressure from pre-to-postimmersion (i.e., acute) and pre-to-postintervention (i.e., chronic) in postmenopausal women with hypertension. Although this paradigm consistently reduced blood pressure acutely, there was no chronic blood pressure lowering effect. These findings highlight the need to better understand the appropriate frequency, temperature, duration, and modality of heat therapy and how certain conditions, like hypertension, modulate physiological adaptations.
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BibTeX
@article{akins2026homebased,
title = {{Home-based lower leg heat therapy in postmenopausal women with hypertension. I. Effects on blood pressure}},
author = {John D. Akins and Rauchelle E. Richey and Anna K. Geib and Ryosuke Takeda and Bryon M. Curtis and Monique A. Roberts-Reeves and Amy M. Moore and Yu-Lun Liu and Steven A. Romero and Qi Fu},
journal = {Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)},
year = {2026},
month = sep,
doi = {10.1152/japplphysiol.90170.2026},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.90170.2026},
note = {CC BY},
}
RIS
TY - JOUR
TI - Home-based lower leg heat therapy in postmenopausal women with hypertension. I. Effects on blood pressure
AU - John D. Akins
AU - Rauchelle E. Richey
AU - Anna K. Geib
AU - Ryosuke Takeda
AU - Bryon M. Curtis
AU - Monique A. Roberts-Reeves
AU - Amy M. Moore
AU - Yu-Lun Liu
AU - Steven A. Romero
AU - Qi Fu
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/28
JO - Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)
DO - 10.1152/japplphysiol.90170.2026
UR - https://doi.org/10.1152/japplphysiol.90170.2026
AB - This study hypothesized that 8-wk of home-based lower leg heat therapy would reduce blood pressure from pre-to-postimmersion (i.e., acute) and pre-to-postintervention (i.e., chronic) in postmenopausal women with hypertension. Although this paradigm consistently reduced blood pressure acutely, there was no chronic blood pressure lowering effect. These findings highlight the need to better understand the appropriate frequency, temperature, duration, and modality of heat therapy and how certain conditions, like hypertension, modulate physiological adaptations.
SN - 8750-7587
SN - 1522-1601
ER -