Does blood flow restriction result in skeletal muscle damage? A critical review of available evidence

JP Loenneke, RS Thiebaud… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Blood flow restriction (BFR) alone or in combination with exercise has been shown to result
in muscle hypertrophy and strength gain across a variety of populations. Although there are …

Reported side-effects and safety considerations for the use of blood flow restriction during exercise in practice and research

CR Brandner, AK May, MJ Clarkson… - Techniques in …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Blood flow restriction (BFR) exercise is seen as a potential alternative to traditional training
methods, and evidence suggests this is being used with both healthy and clinical …

Blood flow restriction pressure recommendations: the hormesis hypothesis

JP Loenneke, RS Thiebaud, T Abe, MG Bemben - Medical hypotheses, 2014 - Elsevier
Blood flow restriction (BFR) alone or in combination with exercise has been shown to result
in favorable effects on skeletal muscle form and function. The pressure applied should be …

The efficacy of blood flow restricted exercise: A systematic review & meta-analysis

J Slysz, J Stultz, JF Burr - Journal of science and medicine in sport, 2016 - Elsevier
Objectives To systematically search and assess studies that have combined blood flow
restriction (BFR) with exercise, and to perform meta-analysis of the reported results to …

Blood flow restriction training

DS Lorenz, L Bailey, KE Wilk… - Journal of athletic …, 2021 - meridian.allenpress.com
Muscle weakness and atrophy are common impairments after musculoskeletal injury. Blood
flow restriction (BFR) training offers the ability to mitigate weakness and atrophy without …

Exercise with blood flow restriction: an updated evidence-based approach for enhanced muscular development

BR Scott, JP Loenneke, KM Slattery, BJ Dascombe - Sports medicine, 2015 - Springer
A growing body of evidence supports the use of moderate blood flow restriction (BFR)
combined with low-load resistance exercise to enhance hypertrophic and strength …

[HTML][HTML] Blood flow restriction therapy and its use for rehabilitation and return to sport: physiology, application, and guidelines for implementation

DJ Cognetti, AJ Sheean, JG Owens - Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Blood flow restriction (BFR) is an expanding rehabilitation modality that uses a tourniquet to
reduce arterial inflow and occlude venous outflow in the setting of resistance training or …

Training with blood flow restriction. Mechanisms, gain in strength and safety.

HC Heitkamp - The Journal of sports medicine and physical fitness, 2015 - europepmc.org
Blood flow restriction training has proven to be effective, but it is not well known and is
limited by initially producing discomfort. Blood flow restriction (BFR) induces hypoxia and …

Commentary: can blood flow restricted exercise cause muscle damage? Commentary on blood flow restriction exercise: considerations of methodology, application …

M Wernbom, BJ Schoenfeld, G Paulsen… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Low-load exercise combined with blood flow restriction (BFR) is known to induce significant
gains in muscle strength and size, and this mode of training is increasingly used in both …

Blood flow restricted exercise and skeletal muscle health

TM Manini, BC Clark - Exercise and sport sciences reviews, 2009 - journals.lww.com
The most common method for increasing both muscle mass and strength is through the
performance of highintensity resistance exercise, where the American College of Sports …