Open AccessA SYSTEMATIC REVIEW OF THE EFFECTS OF BLOOD FLOW RESTRICTION TRAINING ON QUADRICEPS MUSCLE ATROPHY AND CIRCUMFERENCE POST ACL RECONSTRUCTION
Author(s) -
Derek Charles,
Ryan A. White,
Caleb Reyes,
Drew Palmer
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of sports physical therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2159-2896
DOI - 10.26603/ijspt20200882
Subject(s) - blood flow restriction , medicine , atrophy , circumference , physical medicine and rehabilitation , physical therapy , muscle atrophy , rehabilitation , demographics , resistance training , geometry , mathematics , demography , sociology
ACL reconstruction often results in an extended period of muscle atrophy and weakness. Blood flow restriction (BFR) training is a technique that has been shown to decrease muscle atrophy in a variety of populations.