... fluxmetrySkin blood flow was measured in supine subjects at the lat-eral epicondyle (typical FM tender point [8]), in fingertips II and III (that is, of the forefinger and middle finger) and in ... have already been observed in FM, SSc, and RA [7,17]. However, the changes in FMsupport the hypothesis of increased sympathetic activity, and hence a functional hyperexcitability of the sympatheticnervous ... this preliminary study was to investigate capillaryabnormalities and blood flow by two independent objectivemethods, capillary microscopy and laser Doppler fluxmetry,to obtain evidence of disturbed...