Published January 1, 2017 | Version v1
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Vibration-related extrusion of capillary blood from the calf musculature depends upon directions of vibration of the leg and of the gravity vector

  • 1. Univ Koblenz, Rhein Ahr Campus Remagen, Remagen, Germany
  • 2. Fatih Univ, Inst Biomed Engn, Istanbul, Turkey
  • 3. Novotec Med GmbH, Pforzheim, Germany
  • 4. Inst Aerosp Med, Deutsch Zentrum Luft & Raumfahrt, Cologne, Germany

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Purpose In this study, we investigated the effects of vibration of the whole lower leg on the content and the oxygenation of hemoglobin in the unloaded relaxed lateral gastrocnemius muscle. Vibration was applied orthogonal to and in parallel with leg axis to examine whether the extrusion of blood depends on an alignment of main vessel direction, axis of vibration and gravity.

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