European journal of clinical investigation
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Eur. J. Clin. Invest. · Jan 2024
Randomized Controlled TrialBlood flow effects of percutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation. A blinded, randomized clinical trial.
The vasculature function is mainly regulated by the autonomic nervous system. Importantly, the sensory-motor nervous system also innervates peripheral vessels and has the capacity to modulate vascular tone. Here we investigated the effects of electrical stimulation of a mixed nerve trunk on blood flow in deep arteries and muscle perfusion. Our hypothesis is that stimulation of a mixed nerve can modify blood flow. ⋯ Therefore, the arterial blood flow in the arm is mainly impervious to the electrical stimulation of the median nerve, composed by autonomic and sensory-motor axons, although it produces mild modifications in the forearm muscles perfusion.