THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS PHYSICAL PROCEDURES ON THE CIRCULATION IN HUMAN LIMBS
Authors: R W WILKINS, M H HALPERIN, J LITTER
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1950)

Article1 November 1950THE EFFECTS OF VARIOUS PHYSICAL PROCEDURES ON THE CIRCULATION IN HUMAN LIMBSROBERT W. WILKINS, M.D., MEYER H. HALPERIN, M.D., JULIUS LITTER, M.D.ROBERT W. WILKINS, M.D., MEYER H. HALPERIN, M.D., JULIUS LITTER, M.D.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-33-5-1232 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptDuring the past 10 years a series of physiologic studies has been carried out on the effects of various physical procedures upon the circulation in the limbs, in the hope of obtaining information of practical value in the physical therapy of peripheral vascular diseases. The purpose of the present paper is to review and summarize this work in order that clinical implications may be more easily derived. The physical procedures that have been studied may be grouped under three main headings: (1) heat; (2) posture, and (3) pressure cuffs.HEATHeat is a well-known vasodilator and its effects are striking,...Bibliography1. WilkinsDoupeNewman RWJHW: The rate of blood flow in normal fingers, Clin. Sc. 3: 405-411, 1938. Google Scholar2. WilkinsEichna RWLW: Blood flow to the forearm and calf. I. Vasomotor reactions: Role of the sympathetic nervous system, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 68: 425-449, 1941. Google Scholar3. EichnaWilkins LWRW: Blood flow to the forearm and calf. II. Reactive hyperemia: Factors influencing the blood flow during the vasodilatation following ischemia, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 68: 450-476, 1941. Google Scholar4. DoupeNewmanWilkins JHWRW: The effect of peripheral vasomotor activity on systolic arterial pressure in the extremities of man, J. Physiol. 95: 244-257, 1939. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5. WilkinsHalperinLitter RWMHJ: The effect of the dependent position upon blood flow in the limbs, Circulation 2: 373-379, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6. FriedlandHuntWilkins CKJSRW: Effects of changes in venous pressure upon blood flow in the limbs, Am. Heart J. 25: 631-647, 1943. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7. HalperinFriedlandWilkins MHCKRW: The effect of local compression upon blood flow in the extremities of man, Am. Heart J. 35: 221-237, 1948. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar8. StantonFreisWilkins JREDRW: The acceleration of linear flow in the deep veins of the lower extremity of man by local compression, J. Clin. Investigation 28: 553-558, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9. WilkinsBradley RWSE: Changes in arterial and venous blood pressure and flow distal to a cuff inflated on the human limb, Am. J. Physiol. 167: 260-269, 1946. CrossrefGoogle Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Boston, Massachusetts*Presented at the Thirty-First Annual Session of the American College of Physicians, Boston, Mass., April 21, 1950.From the Robert Dawson Evans Memorial, Massachusetts Memorial Hospitals, and the Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byEffects of Massage Therapy on the Relief of Cancer PainSystematic Review of Massage Intervention for Adult Patients With CancerEffects of Massage on Pain Intensity, Analgesics and Quality of Life in Patients with Cancer Pain: A Pilot Study of a Randomized Clinical Trial Conducted Within Hospice Care DeliveryMassage--the scientific basis of an ancient art: Part 2. Physiological and therapeutic effects.The severely ischemic legPhysikalische Therapie arterieller DurchblutungsstörungenThe George E. Brown Memorial LectureKrankheiten der GefäßeMedical Management of Peripheral Vascular DiseaseCurrent Trends in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 1 November 1950Volume 33, Issue 5Page: 1232-1245KeywordsHospital medicinePeripheral vascular diseasePostural controlVasodilators ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 November 1950 PDF downloadLoading ...