ArticleJournal of athletic training2021
Blood Flow Restriction Training.
Article in Journal of athletic training, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06131047 (Effects of High Intensity Resistance Training With and Without Blood Flow Restriction on Quadriceps Strength, Power and Agility in ACL Reconstruction Among Volley Ball Players), which is not on this map. Cited by 94 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effects of High Intensity Resistance Training With and Without Blood Flow Restriction on Quadriceps Strength, Power and Agility in ACL Reconstruction Among Volley Ball Players
Who cites it
94 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effectiveness and safety of blood flow restriction training for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review with meta analysis.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2026Pooled it
- Quantitative assessment of efficacy and evaluation of feasibility of exercise training protocols in adult and pediatric primary mitochondrial disease.BMC medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Summary of the best evidence on blood flow restriction training for patients after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2026Pooled it
- The effect of blood flow restriction training with different intermittent durations on the post-activation potentiation of lower limbs:a meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Comparing adaptations from blood flow restriction exercise training using regulated or unregulated pressure systems: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical rehabilitation · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of Blood Flow Restriction on Gait and Mobility in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of blood flow restriction training on cardiometabolic health and body composition in adults with overweight and obesity: a meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Pooled it
- Blood flow restriction combined with resistance training on muscle strength and thickness improvement in young adults: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression.Frontiers in physiology · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of blood flow restriction therapy for lower limb dysfunction in stroke patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurologyPooled it
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation with blood flow restriction shows preliminary effects on abductor hallucis muscle size and toe flexor strength: a pilot randomized controlled trial.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- Effects of blood flow restriction-augmented baduanjin training on quadriceps strength and postural stability in sedentary young men: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Ischemic preconditioning as a modality to improve microvascular function and cardiometabolic risk in sedentary adults: a randomized controlled trial.European journal of applied physiology · 2026Trial
- The effects of short-term blood flow restriction training on knee function and quality of life in older adults patients with tibial plateau fractures.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Training Combined With Conventional Physical Therapy on Pain, Muscle Architecture, Strength, Function, and Psychosocial Outcomes in Chronic Lateral Epicondylitis: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026Trial
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- Rehabilitation efficacy of Low-Load blood flow restriction training for lateral patellar compression syndrome.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2026Trial
- Effects of Blood-Flow Restricted Resistance Exercise Versus Neuromuscular Exercise on Self-Perceived Knee Pain, Function, Quality of Life, and Objective Measures of Functional Performance and Pain Sensitization in Adults With Knee Osteoarthritis-A Randomized Controlled Trial.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2025Trial
- Endocrine responses to low-load blood flow restricted and high-load resistance exercise in well-trained males.Physiological reports · 2025Trial
- The effect of blood flow restricted aerobic exercise training on pain, functional status, quality of life and hormonal response to exercise in fibromyalgia patients: a randomized double-blind study.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2025Trial
- Effects of Blood-Flow Restricted Resistance Exercise Versus Neuromuscular Exercise on Mechanical Muscle Function in Adults With Chronic Knee Osteoarthritis-A Secondary Analysis From a Randomized Controlled Trial.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2025Trial
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Abstract
Muscle weakness and atrophy are common impairments after musculoskeletal injury. Blood flow restriction (BFR) training offers the ability to mitigate weakness and atrophy without overloading healing tissues. It appears to be a safe and effective approach to therapeutic exercise in sports medicine environments. This approach requires consideration of a wide range of factors, and the purpose of our article is to provide insights into proposed mechanisms of effectiveness, safety considerations, application guidelines, and clinical recommendations for BFR training after musculoskeletal injury. Whereas training with higher loads produces the most substantial increases in strength and hypertrophy, BFR training appears to be a reasonable option for bridging earlier phases of rehabilitation when higher loads may not be tolerated by the patient and later stages that are consistent with return to sport.
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