Toshiaki Sato, OTR, PhD, Tomomi Hayasaka, OTR, Kou Arata, OTR
Jpn J Compr Rehabil Sci 7: 107-110, 2016
Objective: We investigated the changes in sacral skin
blood flow during shoulder and ankle flexion and
extension movements.
Subjects and Methods: The subjects were 18 healthy
young adult men. Sacral skin blood flow rates were
measured using a laser Doppler flow meter during
active and passive movements of the shoulder and
ankle. Analysis of variance with Tukey’s multiple
comparison test was used to compare the sacral skin
blood flow rates before, during, and after movements.
Results: In terms of movement sites, shoulder
movement significantly increased the sacral skin blood
flow compared with ankle movement (p < 0.01). For
movement patterns, active movement (vs. passive
movement) significantly increased the sacral skin blood
flow compared with passive movement (p < 0.01).
Conclusion: These results suggested that sacral skin
blood flow rates varied according to the movement site
and pattern.
Key words: healthy young adults, shoulder flexion and extension, ankle flexion and extension, sacral skin blood flow