ReviewSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2020
Potential Implications of Blood Flow Restriction Exercise on Vascular Health: A Brief Review.
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- Pooled it
- Arterial and Venous Pressure Dynamics in Blood Flow Restriction Versus Traditional Strength Training.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2025Trial
- Effect of four weeks of repeated sprint training with blood flow restriction on upper limb microcirculation in boxers.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Blood flow restriction training: a new approach for preventing and treating sarcopenia in older adults.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Review
- Cardiovascular adaptations and pathological changes induced by spaceflight: from cellular mechanisms to organ-level impacts.Military Medical Research · 2024Review
- Concerns about the application of resistance exercise with blood-flow restriction and thrombosis risk in hemodialysis patients.Journal of sport and health science · 2024Article
- The effectiveness of blood flow restriction training in cardiovascular disease patients: A scoping review.Journal of frailty, sarcopenia and falls · 2023Article
- Use of a handheld Doppler to measure brachial and femoral artery occlusion pressure.Frontiers in physiology · 2023Article
- Blood flow restriction accelerates aerobic training-induced adaptation of [Formula: see text] kinetics at the onset of moderate-intensity exercise.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Potential implications of blood flow restriction exercise on patients with chronic kidney disease: a brief review.Journal of exercise rehabilitation · 2022Review
- The Effect of a Single Bout of Resistance Exercise with Blood Flow Restriction on Arterial Stiffness in Older People with Slow Gait Speed: A Pilot Randomized Study.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2022Article
- Effects of different exercise programs on cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in college students.Journal of exercise science and fitness · 2022Article
- Virtual reality-based therapy associated with blood flow restriction in older adults: A proposal for integration of techniques.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Article
- A Useful Blood Flow Restriction Training Risk Stratification for Exercise and Rehabilitation.Frontiers in physiology · 2022Review
- Acute effects of physical exercise with different levels of blood flow restriction on vascular reactivity and biomarkers of muscle hypertrophy, endothelial function and oxidative stress in young and elderly subjects - A randomized controlled protocol.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2021Article
- Effect of Resistance Training With Total and Partial Blood Flow Restriction on Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress and Apoptosis in Untrained Men.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
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- Functional Training and Blood Flow Restriction: A Perspective View on the Integration of Techniques.Frontiers in physiology · 2020Article
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3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Blood flow restriction (BFR) exercise (a.k.a. occlusion training) has emerged as a viable surrogate to traditional heavy-load strength rehabilitation training for a broad range of clinical populations including elderly subjects and rehabilitating athletes. A particular benefit of BFR exercise is the lower stress upon the joints as compared to traditional heavy resistance training, with similar gains in muscle strength and size. The application of an inflatable cuff to the proximal portion of the limbs increases the pressure required for venous return, leading to changes in venous compliance and wall tension. However, it is not known if long-term benefits of BFR exercise on muscle strength and size outweigh potential short and long-term complications on vascular health. BFR exercise could lead to clinical deterioration of the vasculature along with sympathetic overactivity and decreased vascular function associated with retrograde shear stress. This raises a fundamental question: Given the concern that excessive restriction could cause injury to endothelial cells and might cause detrimental effects on endothelial function, even in healthy individuals, should we critically re-evaluate the safety of this method for the general population? From this perspective, the purpose of this manuscript is to review the effects of BFR exercise on vascular function, and to provide relevant insights for training practice as well as future directions for research.
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