Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Therapy to Rehabilitate Muscle Injuries in Post-operative Knee Patient
Abstract
KAATSU is a blood flow restriction training that was developed in Japan in the 1960s as a low-intensity strengthening exercise. It involves the wrapping of a tourniquet or pneumatic cuff over the muscle at a quick repetition rate during low-intensity muscle contractions. It is a muscle-strengthening technique used in physical therapy clinics to help patients regain muscle function following an injury or surgery. This is performed by temporarily cutting off blood flow to the muscles during the exercise.
There were no linguistic or regional limitations in the literature searches for this article. This review contains a total of 25 records. Other resources were used to define additional elements. 4 records were duplicated and removed from the database. A total of 21 documents were found, with two being ruled out based on the title and abstract. Only 19 full-text items were authorised, and among these, 7 were eliminated because they were urgent research, case studies, and in a few studies, physical characteristics were not examined. This review article finally contained a total of 12 papers.
Low-intensity exercise is used in blood flow restriction strengthening to achieve strength improvements similar to those seen in high-intensity training. BFR is a novel approach to physical therapy (PT). According to a preliminary study, this can result in adequate strength improvements during low-intensity exercise.
How to cite this article:
Jatav M. Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Therapy to Rehabilitate Muscle Injuries in Post-operated Knee Patient. Chettinad Health City Med J. 2022;11(2):51-61.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.24321/2278.2044.202216
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