Where Does Blood Flow Restriction Fit in the Toolbox of Athletic Development? A Narrative Review of the Proposed Mechanisms and Potential Applications

CJ Davids, LA Roberts, T Bjørnsen, JM Peake… - Sports Medicine, 2023 - Springer
Blood flow-restricted exercise is currently used as a low-intensity time-efficient approach to
reap many of the benefits of typical high-intensity training. Evidence continues to lend …

Blood flow restriction resistance training in tendon rehabilitation: a scoping review on intervention parameters, physiological effects, and outcomes

I Burton, A McCormack - Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objective To identify current evidence on blood flow restriction training (BFRT) in tendon
injuries and healthy tendons, evaluating physiological tendon effects, intervention …

The hypoalgesic effect of low-load exercise to failure is not augmented by blood flow restriction

JS Song, R Kataoka, Y Yamada, V Wong… - … Quarterly for Exercise …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose: To 1) examine whether blood flow restriction would provide an additional exercise-
induced hypoalgesic response at an upper and lower limb when it is incorporated with low …

Blood Flow Restriction Training and Return to Play Following Knee Surgery

L Hughes, SD Patterson - Knee Arthroscopy and Knee Preservation …, 2024 - Springer
Knee arthroscopic surgery is a common treatment for meniscal, cartilage, bone, and
ligament injuries. Following surgery, a period of unloading to allow tissue to heal and pain …

An updated panorama of blood-flow-restriction methods

BR Scott, O Girard, N Rolnick… - … Journal of Sports …, 2023 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Exercise with blood-flow restriction (BFR) is being increasingly used by
practitioners working with athletic and clinical populations alike. Most early research …

The effectiveness and safety of blood flow restriction training for the post-operation treatment of distal radius fracture

Y Fan, D Bai, C Cheng, G Tian - Annals of medicine, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Distal radius fracture (DRF) is a common injury in the upper extremities. Blood
flow restriction (BFR) has been proven to be effective in improving function in low-load …

Low-intensity blood flow restriction exercises modulate pain sensitivity in healthy adults: a systematic review

S Karanasios, I Lignos, K Kouvaras, M Moutzouri… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
Low-intensity exercise with blood flow restriction (LIE-BFR) has been proposed as an
effective intervention to induce hypoalgesia in both healthy individuals and patients with …

Exercise‐induced pain within endurance exercise settings: Definitions, measurement, mechanisms and potential interventions

CA O'Malley, SA Smith, AR Mauger… - Experimental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Pain can be defined as an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with or
resembling that associated with actual or potential tissue damage. Though consistent with …

Potential physiological responses contributing to the ergogenic effects of acute ischemic preconditioning during exercise: A narrative review

L O'Brien, I Jacobs - Frontiers in Physiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Ischemic preconditioning (IPC) has been reported to augment exercise performance, but
there is considerable heterogeneity in the magnitude and frequency of performance …

Repeated-sprint training with blood flow restriction: a novel approach to improve repeated-sprint ability?

JR Mckee, O Girard, JJ Peiffer… - Strength & Conditioning …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Team sport athletes commonly perform repeated short-duration sprints (≤ 10 seconds)
separated by brief recovery periods (≤ 60 seconds). The ability to maintain performance …