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Älvarez-Barrio, Lorena Rodríguez-Pérez, Vicente Calvo Lobo, César Leirós-Rodríguez, Raquel Alba-Pérez, Eduardo López-Rodríguez, Ana Felicitas 2023-06-22T12:54:03Z 2023-06-22T12:54:03Z 2023-03-23 2079-7737 10.3390/biology12030454 https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/73307 https://doi.org/10.3390/biology12030454 https://www.mdpi.com/2079-7737/12/3/454 Dynamic electrostimulation consists of the application of local or global electrostimulation together with physical exercise. This study aimed to investigate the immediate effects of a dynamic electrostimulation session on the thickness of the abdominal musculature, inter-rectus distance, heart rate, blood pressure, and body temperature, and to identify possible differences in its form of application. A total of 120 healthy participants were divided into three groups: the whole-body electrostimulation group, the local electrostimulation group, and the control group without electrical stimulation. All groups performed a single session with the same dynamic exercise protocol. Muscle thickness and inter-rectus distance were evaluated ultrasonographically using the Rehabilitative Ultrasound Imaging technique both at rest and in muscle contraction (the active straight leg raise test) to find the post-intervention differences. The results showed significant differences in immediate post-intervention heart rate, with a smaller increase in the local electrostimulation group compared to the control and whole-body electrostimulation groups. No significant differences were identified between the groups after the interventions in the rest of the variables analyzed. Therefore, a local application, with the same effects as a global application on the abdominal musculature, has fewer contraindications, which makes its use more advisable, especially in populations with cardiorespiratory disorders, for which more research is needed. eng https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/ open access Atribución 3.0 España Immediate Effects of Whole-Body versus Local Dynamic Electrostimulation of the Abdominal Muscles in Healthy People Assessed by Ultrasound: A Randomized Controlled Trial journal article