Response to Letter from Abraham and colleagues, regarding “Monitoring the biomechanical and physiological effects of postural changes during leisure chair sitting”

We are delighted to respond to the insightful comments related to our recent paper [1]. With respect to transcutaneous monitoring, as with many other measurement techniques at the loaded body-support interface, there are inherent limitations in both the physical sensor and the interpretation of the partial pressure values. As an example we know that transcutaneous measurements are affected by factors such as changes in capillary blood flow, local skin metabolism and peripheral vascular resistance [2].

Source: Journal of Tissue Viability - May 31, 2018 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Peter R. Worsley, Dan L. Bader Source Type: research