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ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2017

Effects of friction massage of the popliteal fossa on blood flow velocity of the popliteal vein.

Koji Iwamoto, Masafumi Mizukami, Yasutsugu Asakawa, Yusuke Endo, Yuichi Takata, Kenichi Yoshikawa, Masaharu Yoshio

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Article in Journal of physical therapy science, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Koji IwamotoDepartment of Physical Therapy, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Japan.
Masafumi MizukamiDepartment of Physical Therapy, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Japan.
Yasutsugu AsakawaDepartment of Physical Therapy, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Japan.
Yusuke EndoDepartment of Physical Therapy, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, Japan.
Yuichi TakataDepartment of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Human Science, Hokkaido Bunkyo University, Japan.
Kenichi YoshikawaDepartment of Physical Therapy, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences Hospital, Japan.
Masaharu YoshioSenri Rehabilitation Hospital, Japan.
Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences · JPHokkaido Bunkyo University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

[Purpose] Friction massage (friction) of the popliteal fossa is provided for the purpose of relieving pain related to circulatory disorders by improving venous flow in the lower legs. The purpose of this study is to verify the effects of enhancing the venous flow based on measuring the blood flow velocity of the popliteal vein before and after providing friction to the patients. [Subjects and Methods] Fifteen healthy male university students participated in the study. The Doppler ultrasonography (DU) was used to measure the blood flow velocity of the popliteal vein, in order to verify the effects of enhancing the venous flow by comparing the measured values before and after a friction massage. [Results] The result of comparing the blood flow velocity before and after providing friction showed that there was a significant increase after friction. [Conclusion] This study proved that friction to the popliteal fossa is effectively enhances venous flow by increasing the blood flow velocity in the popliteal vein.

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Blood flow velocityDoppler sonographyFriction massage

Identifiers

PMID28356643
PMCPMC5361022
OpenAlexW2601423815

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