Blood Flow Restriction: Another Trend Or Dark Magic?

Posted by Jolliff on June 23rd, 2021

The Benefits of Blood Flow Constraint Lots of patients in our physical therapy clinic are not able to lift heavy weights in some cases because of pain, immobilization, or because of surgery. Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training can be a fantastic rehab tool since it enables clients to reap the benefits of an intense heavy weight-lifting session while only requiring the patient to carry out low-to moderate-intensity training.

During BFR training, a client or professional athlete carries out high repeatings of a specific workout while wearing a band or cuff around their upper arm or upper leg with usage of light resistance. The following are physical modifications that can occur secondary to Blood Flow Constraint Training: Enhanced muscular strength Increased muscular cross sectional area Avoidance of muscular atrophy Development of more recent and healthier blood vessels Decreased threat of cardiovascular disease Enhanced bone mineral density BFR Causes Muscles to Work More difficult With flexible BFR training, BFR bands are put near one's upper arms and/or upper legs.

Elastic BFR bands partially restrict the venous blood (oxygen deficient blood flowing from the limbs back to the heart) return. BFR exercises include durations of exercise and rest.

The muscles in the limb need to work even more difficult to pump the venous blood past the BFR bands back to the heart. At the local cellular level, this dam impact produces a disturbance of homeostasis lower oxygen levels in the muscle cells, acidic muscle cells, and other changes that make the muscles fatigue quickly, much like they would with heavy weights.

How the Brain Reacts To Altering Oxygen Levels Comparable to heavy weight lifting, BFR Training permits your body to experience durations of rapid circulation of blood where oxygen is flowing throughout your entire circulatory system. The lack of oxygen in our limbs is notable to our body, and our main nerve system sends the message to our brain that our limbs "aren't getting enough oxygen." It is very essential to comprehend that the reduced oxygen levels that our body experiences is short-term, safe and essential for BFR to work.