ReviewBiology of sport2024
Blood flow restriction as a post-exercise recovery strategy: A systematic review of the current status of the literature.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Effects of Tart Cherry Juice Supplementation on Recovery from Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage in Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Sports medicine - open · 2026Pooled it
- Ischaemic pre-conditioning improves workload, fatigue and recovery in team sport: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover trial.Experimental physiology · 2026Trial
- Special Issue "Perspectives and Challenges in Sports Medicine for Combat Sports".Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2026Article
- Combined effects of blood flow restriction training and nutritional intervention on muscle adaptations: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Isolated and Combined Effects of Cold, Heat and Hypoxia Therapies on Muscle Recovery Following Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Review
- Post-Exercise Recovery Modalities in Male and Female Soccer Players of All Ages and Competitive Levels: A Systematic Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Sports Massage and Blood Flow Restriction Combined with Cold Therapy Accelerate Muscle Recovery After Fatigue in Mixed Martial Arts Athletes: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2025Article
- The effects of different ischemic conditioning on strength training recovery.Biology of sport · 2025Article
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Abstract
The aim of this study was to systematically review the current literature on blood flow restriction (BFR) as a post-exercise recovery strategy. Experimental studies investigating the effect of BFR on recovery after exercise were included. Only studies meeting the following inclusion criteria were selected: (a) studies investigating about BFR as a post-exercise recovery strategy in athletes and healthy individuals; (b) the full text being available in English; (c) experimental research study design. Studies that exclusively analyzed BFR as a recovery strategy during the exercise (e.g., recovery strategy between bouts of exercise) were excluded. A literature review was conducted on the PubMed, Cochrane, and Web of Science electronic databases up until May 7
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