Application of a Heat- and Steam-Generating Sheet Increases Peripheral Blood Flow and Induces Parasympathetic Predominance

<table>Sites of placement of the sensors. Upper left: ventral aspect of the upper half of the body, upper right: dorsal aspect of the upper half of the body, lower left: instep, lower right: palm, (a) a band for respiration, (b) leads for ECG (electrocardiogram), (c) sensors for subcutaneous tissue temperature; (c<sub>1</sub>) anterior abdominal region, (c<sub>2</sub>) lumbar region, (d) sensors for the tissue total hemoglobin level and tissue blood oxygen saturation; (d<sub>1</sub>) anterior abdominal muscle issue, (d<sub>2</sub>) lumbar muscle tissue, (d<sub>3</sub>) fingertip skin, (e) sensors for skin surface temperature beneath the HSG sheet; (e<sub>1</sub>) anterior abdominal region, (e<sub>2</sub>) lumbar region, (f) sensors for skin surface temperature; (f<sub>1</sub>) instep, (f<sub>2</sub>) fingertips.</table>

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Figure 1: Application of a Heat- and Steam-Generating Sheet Increases Peripheral Blood Flow and Induces Parasympathetic Predominance 