ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2022
Blood Flow Restriction Enhances Rehabilitation and Return to Sport: The Paradox of Proximal Performance.
Article in Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Post-exercise neural plasticity is augmented by adding blood flow restriction during low work rate arm cycling.Experimental physiology · 2025Trial
- Blood Flow Restriction Training: A Tool to Enhance Rehabilitation and Build Athlete Resiliency.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Hemodynamic analysis of blood flow restriction training: a systematic review.BMC sports science, medicine & rehabilitation · 2025Article
- How can Blood Flow Restriction Exercise be Utilised for the Management of Persistent Pain Following Complex Injuries in Military Personnel? A Narrative Review.Sports medicine - open · 2025Review
- The role of resistance exercise-induced local metabolic stress in mediating systemic health and functional adaptations: could condensed training volume unlock greater benefits beyond time efficiency?Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- Effects of Low-Load Blood Flow Restriction Training on Rotator Cuff Strength and Hypertrophy: Case Series.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2024Article
- Exercise With Low-Loads and Concurrent Partial Blood Flow Restriction Combined With Patient Education in Females Suffering From Gluteal Tendinopathy: A Feasibility Study.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- Effectiveness of either short-duration ischemic pre-conditioning, single-set high-resistance exercise, or their combination in potentiating bench press exercise performance.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- Physiological adaptations and myocellular stress in short-term, high-frequency blood flow restriction training: A scoping review.PloS one · 2022Article
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Abstract
The use of blood flow restriction (BFR) within rehabilitation is rapidly increasing as further research is performed elucidating purported benefits such as improved muscular strength and size, neuromuscular control, decreased pain, and increased bone mineral density. Interestingly, these benefits are not isolated to structures distal to the occlusive stimulus. Proximal gains are of high interest to rehabilitation professionals, especially those working with patients who are limited due to pain or postsurgical precautions. The review to follow will focus on current evidence and ongoing hypotheses regarding physiologic responses to BFR, current clinical applications, proximal responses to BFR training, potential practical applications for rehabilitation and injury prevention, and directions for future research. Interestingly, benefits have been found in musculature proximal to the occlusive stimulus, which may lend promise to a greater variety of patient populations and conditions. Furthermore, an increasing demand for BFR use in the sports world warrants further research for performance research and recovery. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level V, expert opinion.
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