Venous plethysmography: 1  You will lie down on a bed or table. 2  Blood pressure cuffs or other sensors are placed at different locations on one or both legs or arms. 3  The sensors measure the volume of the limb before, during, and after blood flow is halted temporarily by inflating the uppermost cuff in the limb until the blood vessels collapse.
CDC recommends that people 60 years old and older get shingles vaccine to prevent shingles and PHN. Shingles vaccine has been used since 2006. ZostavaxÂ® is the only shingles vaccine currently approved for use in the United States. This vaccine reduces the risk of developing shingles by 51% and PHN by 67%. It is given in one dose as a shot, and can be given in a doctorâs office or pharmacy.
Varicella zoster virus is not the same as herpes simplex virus; however, they belong to the same family of viruses. The shingles vaccine decreases the chance of shingles by about half in those between the ages of 50 and 80. It also decreases rates of postherpetic neuralgia, and if an outbreak occurs, its severity. After 80 the vaccine is still effective, just less so.