«We believe exertion or
increasing blood flow to the brain when it's not quite ready to handle that, even in the absence of more impacts to the brain, could also interfere with recovery in this window,» said Asken, also a clinical and research coordinator for the Sports Concussion Center at the UF Student Health Care Center.
Not exact matches
Using imaging technologies, they have observed that
when neurons start
to fire there is an accompanying
increase in
blood flow to area of the
brain that is active.
It works by detecting the changes in
blood oxygenation and
flow that occur in response
to neural activity —
when a
brain area is more active it consumes more oxygen and
to meet this
increased demand
blood flow increases to the active area.
«
When you're dehydrated your
blood pressure drops, heart rate
increases,
blood flow to the
brain slows — all of which can make you tired,» says Luga Podesta, MD, sports medicine specialist at Kerlan - Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, Calif..
When a muscle is stressed, there's an
increase in
blood flow to the region being exercised, stimulating more responsive nerve connections between the
brain and muscle,» says personal trainer and owner of Fully Loaded Fitness, Ethan Hyde.
Oral steroids can
increase the level of the low - density lipoprotein or LDL and also decreases the level of high - density lipoprotein or HDL which means it
increases the risk of atherosclerosis — a condition where fatty substances block the
blood flow in the arteries that can also lead
to heart attacks and stroke
when it reaches the
brain.
When energy is
increased in the body as a result of thermogenesis, the
brain is better able
to utilize this excess energy resulting from
increased blood flow.
«An infrared session is like doing a light jog, so of course
when you're doing a light jog your heart rate's going
to be going, and it's actually extremely healthy for you, because you're getting that fresh pump of
blood through the body — ultimately, the more your
blood is
flowing, the more
increased circulation
to the
brain,» she said.