Comparing the Effectiveness of Blood Flow Restriction and Traditional Heavy Load Resistance Training in the Post-Surgery Rehabilitation of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Patients: A UK National Health Service Randomised Controlled Trial.
Luke HughesBenjamin RosenblattFares HaddadConor GissaneDaniel McCarthyThomas ClarkeGraham FerrisJoanna DawesBruce PatonStephen David PattersonPublished in: Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) (2020)
BFR-RT can improve skeletal muscle hypertrophy and strength to a similar extent to HL-RT with a greater reduction in knee joint pain and effusion, leading to greater overall improvements in physical function. Therefore, BFR-RT may be more appropriate for early rehabilitation in ACLR patient populations within the National Health Service.
Keyphrases
- blood flow
- resistance training
- skeletal muscle
- anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
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- body composition
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- ejection fraction
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- pain management
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