To examine the effects of the geko™ device (a portable electical nerve stimulator) on microcirculatory flow on the dorsum of the foot, and whether this is influenced by lower limb postures and application of a plaster cast.


 Measurements of flux were made both at rest and during stimulation with the geko™ device applied over the common peroneal nerve, at 1Hz for 5 minutes in each posture.  The geko™ device was effective in increasing microcirculation on the dorsum of the foot in all four postures (Mean difference =141%, 95% CI 70%-212%, p=0.001).  Stimulation using the geko™ device augments microcirculation in the foot. 
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