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Trial reportMedical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research2012

A comparison of whole body vibration and moist heat on lower extremity skin temperature and skin blood flow in healthy older individuals.

Everett B Lohman, Kanikkai Steni Balan Sackiriyas, Gurinder S Bains, Giovanni Calandra, Crystal Lobo, Daniel Nakhro, Gauri Malthankar, Sherwine Paul

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Trial report in Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

18 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 30 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Everett B LohmanDepartment of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Professions, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA 92350, USA. elohman@llu.edu
Kanikkai Steni Balan Sackiriyas
Gurinder S Bains
Giovanni Calandra
Crystal Lobo
Daniel Nakhro
Gauri Malthankar
Sherwine Paul
Loma Linda University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTissue healing is an intricate process that is regulated by circulation. Heat modalities have been shown to improve skin circulation. Recent research supports that passive vibration increases circulation without risk of burns. Study purpose is to compare and determine effects of short duration vibration, moist heat, and a combination of the two on skin blood flow (SBF) and skin temperature (ST) in elderly, non-diabetic individuals following short-term exposure. MATERIAL/

methodsTen subjects, 3 female and 7 male (55-73 years of age), received two interventions over three days: 1--Active vibration, 2--passive vibration, 3--moist heat, 4--moist heat combined with passive vibration (MHPV), 5--a commercial massaging heating pad, and 6--no intervention. SBF and ST were measured using a MOOR Laser Doppler before and after the intervention and the third measurement were taken 10 minutes following.

resultsMean SBF following a ten-minute intervention were significantly different in the combination of moist heat and passive vibration from the control, active vibration, and the commercial massaging heating pad. Compared to baseline measurements, this resulted in mean SBF elevation to 450% (at conclusion of 10 minutes of intervention) and 379% (10 minutes post). MHPV (p=0.02) showed significant changes in ST from the commercial massaging heating pad, passive vibration, and active vibration interventions.

conclusionsSBF in the lower legs showed greatest increase with MHPV. Interventions should be selected that are low risk while increasing lower extremity skin blood flow.

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Hot TemperatureHumidityVibrationAgedFemaleHealthHumansLaser-Doppler FlowmetryLegMaleMiddle AgedRegional Blood FlowSkinSkin TemperatureTime Factors

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PMID22739731
PMCPMC3560772
OpenAlexW2052249835

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