ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2019
Blood Flow Restriction Increases the Neural Activation of the Knee Extensors During Very Low-Intensity Leg Extension Exercise in Cardiovascular Patients: A Pilot Study.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Low-Load Blood-Flow Restriction Exercise to Failure and Nonfailure and Myoelectric Activity: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of athletic training · 2022Pooled it
- Beneficial Role of Blood Flow Restriction Exercise in Heart Disease and Heart Failure Using the Muscle Hypothesis of Chronic Heart Failure and a Growing Literature.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Pooled it
- Acute Effects of Low-Load Blood Flow Restriction Exercise on Vastus Lateralis Electromyographic Activity in Healthy Young Adults: A Pilot Randomized Study.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Investigation of the impact of pressurization coupled with eccentric resistance training on the explosive strength of the lower limbs in male college students specializing in sprinting.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Article
- Examining the impact of blood flow restriction on cardiac rehabilitation outcomes.World journal of cardiology · 2025Review
- Development and usability testing of a preliminary web-based application for the clinical implementation of blood flow restriction: a mixed methods pilot study.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Article
- The effectiveness of blood flow restriction training in cardiovascular disease patients: A scoping review.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2023Article
- Blood flow restriction as a potential therapy to restore physical function following COVID-19 infection.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
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- Low-Intensity Resistance Training with Moderate Blood Flow Restriction Appears Safe and Increases Skeletal Muscle Strength and Size in Cardiovascular Surgery Patients: A Pilot Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Variations in Muscle Activity and Exerted Torque During Temporary Blood Flow Restriction in Healthy Individuals.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2021Article
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Abstract
Blood flow restriction (BFR) has the potential to augment muscle activation, which underlies strengthening and hypertrophic effects of exercise on skeletal muscle. We quantified the effects of BFR on muscle activation in the rectus femoris (RF), the vastus lateralis (VL), and the vastus medialis (VM) in concentric and eccentric contraction phases of low-intensity (10% and 20% of one repetition maximum) leg extension in seven cardiovascular patients who performed leg extension in four conditions: at 10% and 20% intensities with and without BFR. Each condition consisted of three sets of 30 trials with 30 s of rest between sets and 5 min of rest between conditions. Electromyographic activity (EMG) from RF, VL, and VM for 30 repetitions was divided into blocks of 10 trials and averaged for each block in each muscle. At 10% intensity, BFR increased EMG of all muscles across the three blocks in both concentric and eccentric contraction phases. At 20% intensity, EMG activity in response to BFR tended to not to increase further than what it was at 10% intensity. We concluded that very low 10% intensity exercise with BFR may maximize the benefits of BFR on muscle activation and minimize exercise burden on cardiovascular patients.
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