ArticleEuropean journal of applied physiology2019
Limb blood flow and tissue perfusion during exercise with blood flow restriction.
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- Methodological Approach to Predicting Lower Limb Blood Flow Restriction Pressure Using Anthropometry and Hemodynamics.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Tourniquet cuff pressure during blood flow restriction exercise.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- Acute neuromuscular, cardiovascular, and muscle oxygenation responses to low-intensity aerobic interval exercises with blood flow restriction.Experimental physiology · 2024Article
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- Regional Differences in Skeletal Muscle OAdvances in experimental medicine and biology · 2024Article
- Blood flow restriction as a potential therapy to restore physical function following COVID-19 infection.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Effects of Different Percentages of Blood Flow Restriction on Muscle Oxygen Saturation While Walking.International journal of exercise science · 2023Article
- Blood Flow Restricted Walking in Elderly Individuals with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Feasibility Study.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2022Article
- Augmented muscle deoxygenation during repeated sprint exercise with post-exercise blood flow restriction.Physiological reports · 2022Article
- Physiological Responses to Acute Cycling With Blood Flow Restriction.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Effects of Blood Flow Restriction on OFrontiers in physiology · 2021Article
- [Application and effects of blood flow restriction training].Der Unfallchirurg · 2020Review
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Abstract
introductionExercise with blood flow restriction (BFR) is emerging as an effective modality for improving muscular function in clinical and athletic populations. Selection of cuff pressure is critical because it should maximize metabolic stress without completely occluding blood flow or compromising user safety. It is unknown how cuff pressures determined at rest influence blood flow hemodynamics during exercise. PURPOSE: We evaluated changes in blood flow and tissue perfusion before, during, and after exercise with BFR.
methodsTen males performed rhythmic handgrip exercise (30 contractions, 30% MVC) at 0%, 60%, 80%, 100%, and 120% of limb occlusion pressure (LOP). Brachial artery blood flow and tissue saturation were assessed using Doppler ultrasound and near-infrared spectroscopy, respectively.
resultsAt rest blood flow generally decreased with increased pressure (0% > 60% ≈ 80% > 100% ≈ 120% LOP). During 60% and 80% LOP conditions, blood flow increased during exercise from rest and decreased after exercise (all P < 0.05). Compared to 0% LOP, relative blood flow at 60% and 80% LOP decreased by 22-47% at rest, 22-48% during exercise, and 52-71% after exercise (all P < 0.05). Increased LOP decreased tissue saturation during exercise with BFR (P < 0.05). Heart rate, mean arterial pressure, and cardiac output did not differ across LOP.
conclusionAt pressures below LOP the cardiovascular system overcame the external pressure and increased blood flow to exercising muscles. Relative reductions in blood flow at rest were similar to those during exercise. Thus, the relative occlusion measured at rest approximated the degree of occlusion during exercise. Moderate cuff pressures increased metabolic stress without completely occluding blood flow.
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