Potential considerations with estimating blood flow restriction pressure in the lower body using a narrower cuff

Y Yamada, A Kang, A Seffrin, JS Song… - European Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Blood flow restriction pressures are typically set as a percentage of the arterial occlusion
pressure. For those who do not have the ability to measure the arterial occlusion pressure …

Understanding lower limb blood flow occlusion parameters for use in field-based settings

AHK Montoye, SE Neph, AA Plouffe… - Journal of Sports …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Reduction of blood flow to the limb using cuffs before or during exercise has become
increasingly popular for training and rehabilitation. Our study tested the effects of cuff …

The effect of body position and the reliability of upper limb arterial occlusion pressure using a handheld Doppler ultrasound for blood flow restriction training

S Karanasios, C Koutri, M Moutzouri… - Sports …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: The precise calculation of arterial occlusive pressure is essential to accurately
prescribe individualized pressures during blood flow restriction training. Arterial occlusion …

Tourniquet use for people with peripheral arterial disease undergoing major lower limb amputations

R Laloo, M Dewi, BL Gwilym… - Cochrane Database …, 2023 - cochranelibrary.com
Background At least 7000 major lower limb amputations (MLLAs) are performed in the UK
each year, 80% of which are due to peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Intraoperative blood …

Optimization of exercise countermeasures to spaceflight using blood flow restriction

L Hughes, KJ Hackney… - Aerospace Medicine and …, 2022 - ingentaconnect.com
INTRODUCTION: During spaceflight missions, astronauts work in an extreme environment
with several hazards to physical health and performance. Exposure to microgravity results in …

Validity and reliability of a wearable blood flow restriction training device for arterial occlusion pressure assessment

WY Zhang, SC Zhuang, YM Chen, HN Wang - Frontiers in Physiology, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Purpose The blood flow restriction (BFR) training is an effective approach to promoting
muscle strength, muscle hypertrophy, and regulating the peripheral vascular system. It is …

Development and psychometric evaluation of a pneumatic tourniquet work standards scale

H Fanoudi, C Torabizadeh, M Rakhshan… - Journal of Orthopaedic …, 2024 - Springer
Objective Pneumatic tourniquets are among the most essential equipment for controlling
bleeding in orthopedic surgeries. However, incorrect application of pneumatic tourniquets is …

Development of a prediction equation to estimate lower-limb arterial occlusion pressure with a thigh sphygmomanometer

IJ Wedig, IM Lennox, EJ Petushek, J McDaniel… - European journal of …, 2024 - Springer
Introduction Previous investigators have developed prediction equations to estimate arterial
occlusion pressure (AOP) for blood flow restriction (BFR) exercise. Most equations have not …

Blood flow restriction: The acute effects of body tilting and reduced gravity analogues on limb occlusion pressure

P Swain, N Caplan, L Hughes - Experimental Physiology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Blood flow restriction (BFR) has been identified as a potential countermeasure to mitigate
physiological deconditioning during spaceflight. Guidelines recommend that tourniquet …

Unpacking the blood flow restriction device features literature: autoregulation

N Rolnick - Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Blood flow restriction (BFR) exercise has gained popularity in various practice settings (1)
due to its superior training benefits with low-intensity resistance (≤ 50% one-repetition …