kangaSue
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I was looking into any alternative methods to treat intestinal ischemia but when I came across this article http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=172741 I thought it might also be of interest to you guys here.
Ischemic preconditioning by repeatedly inflating and deflating a blood cuff for 5 minutes at a time before cardiac surgery helped prevent heart muscle damage in this study. I don't know if this technique would go so far as to also precondition skeletal muscles against ischemic insult if tried just before exertion but as it's seen to be safe, it would be a cheap, non-invasive experiment against PEM.
Ischemic preconditioning by repeatedly inflating and deflating a blood cuff for 5 minutes at a time before cardiac surgery helped prevent heart muscle damage in this study. I don't know if this technique would go so far as to also precondition skeletal muscles against ischemic insult if tried just before exertion but as it's seen to be safe, it would be a cheap, non-invasive experiment against PEM.