Passive exercise/movement has a long history in both medicine and physiology. Early
clinical applications of passive exercise/movement utilized pneumatic and direct limb …

Highlights•Skeletal muscle is heterogeneous in capillary distribution and oxidative
demand.•The extent of capillarisation is a key predictor of muscle aerobic capacity.•Exercise …

Peripersonal space (PPS) representation is modulated by information coming from the body.
In paraplegic individuals, whose lower limb sensory-motor functions are impaired or …

Diminished bone perfusion develops in response to disuse and has been proposed as a
mechanism underlying bone loss. Bone blood flow (BF) has not been investigated within the …

Motorized cycling (MC) is utilized as an alternative to traditional exercise in individuals who
are unable to perform voluntary movements post-spinal cord injury. Although rodent models …

Purpose Women display an attenuated mechanoreflex during leg movement; however, sex
differences in the response to arm movement are unknown. Methods Men (n= 12) and …

Introduction Spinal cord injury (SCI) produces diminished bone perfusion and bone loss in
the paralyzed limbs. Activity-based physical therapy (ABPT) modalities that mobilize and/or …

Background Vascular dysfunction and associated disorders are major side effects of chronic
bed rest, yet passive mobilization as a potential treatment has only been theorized so far …

Skeletal muscle perfusion and oxygenation are commonly evaluated using Doppler
ultrasound and near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) techniques. However, a recently …

Primary Raynaud's phenomenon is characterized by episodic, reversible, and disabling
vasospasms of the peripheral arteries. In the most severe cases, it can lead to ulceration of …