Blood Flow Restriction Therapy and Its Use for Rehabilitation and Return to Sport: Physiology, Application, and Guidelines for Implementation

• Published in: Arthroscopy, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation Vol. 4; no. 1; pp. e71 - e76
• Main Authors: Cognetti, Daniel J., Sheean, Andrew J., Owens, Johnny G.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.01.2022; Elsevier
• Subjects: Rehabilitation and Return to Sport in Athletes

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 exercise. Initially, this technique was seen as a way to stimulate muscular development, but improved understandin...