by Skilling | Feb 20, 2023 | Heat Therapy |
Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is a morbid condition whereby ischemic peripheral muscle causes pain and tissue breakdown. Interestingly, PAD risk factors, e.g. diabetes mellitus, cause endothelial dysfunction secondary to decreased nitric oxide (NO) levels, which...
by Skilling | Feb 20, 2023 | Heat Therapy |
Passive heat therapy (repeated hot tub or sauna use) reduces cardiovascular risk, but its effects on the mechanisms underlying improvements in microvascular function have yet to be studied. We investigated the effects of heat therapy on microvascular function and...
by Skilling | Feb 20, 2023 | Heat Therapy |
Supine hypertension affects a majority of patients with autonomic failure; it is associated with end-organdamage and can worsen daytime orthostatic hypotension by inducing pressure diuresis and volume loss during the night. Because sympathetic activation prevents...
by Skilling | Feb 20, 2023 | Light Therapy |
Increasing evidence regarding positive effects of exposure to sunlight has led to suggestions that current advice may be overly weighted in favor of avoidance. UV-A has been reported to lower blood pressure, possibly through nitric oxide (NO) production in skin. Here,...
by Skilling | Feb 20, 2023 | Light Therapy |
Low level light therapy receives increasing interest in the fields of tissue regeneration and wound healing. Several in vivo studies demonstrated the positive effects of LLLT on angiogenesis. This study aimed to investigate the underlying properties in vitro by...
