Massage is commonly used as a complementary therapy for many different conditions.
Demonstration of its physiological impact and understanding of its therapeutic mechanisms …

Biomechanics of the skin is an important subject in skin research. It has been studied for
many decades involving various technologies and methods to characterize and quantify …

Laser Doppler flowmetry (LDF) and reflection photoplethysmography (PPG) are standard
technologies to access microcirculatory function in vivo. However, different light frequencies …

Background: Tissue necrosis is a significant but uncommon complication of sclerotherapy.
The pathogenic mechanisms of this often-debilitating complication have been poorly …

LSCI technique provides experimental data which can be considered in the context of
spatial blood flow coherency. Analysis of vascular tone oscillations gives additional …

Introduction: Cardiovascular homeostasis involves the interaction of multiple players to
ensure a permanent adaptation to each organ's needs. Our previous research suggested …

The significance of lower limb perfusion asymmetries remains unknown in healthy
individuals. Our study aims to understand how factors such as posture, sex, age, and body …

A better understanding of the pathophysiology of pediatric postthrombotic syndrome (PTS) is
needed to develop strategies to treat this condition. We investigated calf pump function …

The core concepts of physiology, as first published in this journal in 2011, not only provide a
noteworthy teaching approach but also encourage reflection on the fundamentals of …

Erythromelalgia (EM) is a rare disease, which is still poorly characterized. In the present
paper, we compared the hand perfusion of one female EM patient, under challenges, with a …