TY - JOUR
T1 - Blood Flow Restriction Enhances Rehabilitation and Return to Sport
T2 - The Paradox of Proximal Performance
AU - Hedt, Corbin
AU - McCulloch, Patrick C.
AU - Harris, Joshua D.
AU - Lambert, Bradley S.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors report the following potential conflicts of interest or sources of funding: P.C.M. reports board membership, Journal of Knee Surgery, consultancy, Smith & Nephew, grants from Siemens, speaker's bureau, Vericel/Aastroom Biosciences, and support from DePuy and Arthrex, outside the submitted work. J.D.H. reports board membership, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, AANA, and International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine; consultancy for Smith & Nephew; money from SLACK and Xodus Medical; and stock/stock options in PatientPop, outside the submitted work. B.S.L. reports grants from Defli Medical, outside the submitted work. Full ICMJE author disclosure forms are available for this article online, as supplementary material.
Funding Information:
The authors report the following potential conflicts of interest or sources of funding: P.C.M. reports board membership, Journal of Knee Surgery , consultancy , Smith & Nephew, grants from Siemens , speaker’s bureau , Vericel/Aastroom Biosciences , and support from DePuy and Arthrex , outside the submitted work. J.D.H. reports board membership, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, AANA, and International Society of Arthroscopy, Knee Surgery, and Orthopaedic Sports Medicine; consultancy for Smith & Nephew; money from SLACK and Xodus Medical; and stock/stock options in PatientPop, outside the submitted work. B.S.L. reports grants from Defli Medical , outside the submitted work. Full ICMJE author disclosure forms are available for this article online, as supplementary material .
Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2022/1
Y1 - 2022/1
N2 - 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.
AB - 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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U2 - 10.1016/j.asmr.2021.09.024
DO - 10.1016/j.asmr.2021.09.024
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85123677684
SN - 2666-061X
VL - 4
SP - e51-e63
JO - Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation
JF - Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation
IS - 1
ER -