RT journal article
T1 Effect of Blood Flow Restriction on Functional, Physiological and Structural Variables of Muscle in Patients with Chronic Pathologies: A Systematic Review
A1 Reina-Ruiz, Álvaro Jesús
A1 Galán Mercant, Alejandro
A1 Molina Torres, Guadalupe
A1 Merchán-Baeza, Jose Antonio
A1 Romero-Galisteo, Rita Pilar
A1 Gonzalez-Sanchez, Manuel
A2 Enfermería y Fisioterapia
K1 blood flow restriction
K1 musculoskeletal disease
K1 controlled tourniquet
K1 chronic pathologies
K1 occlusion resistance training
AB The main objective of this systematic review of the current literature is to analyze the changes that blood flow restriction (BFR) causes in subjects with neuro-musculoskeletal and/or systemic pathologies focusing on the following variables: strength, physiological changes, structural changes and cardiocirculatory variables. The search was carried out in seven databases, including randomized clinical trials in which therapeutic exercise was combined with the blood flow restriction tool in populations with musculoskeletal pathologies. Outcome variables are strength, structural changes, physiological changes and cardiocirculatory variables. Twenty studies were included in the present study. Although there is a lot of heterogeneity between the interventions and evaluation instruments, we observed how the restriction of blood flow presents significant differences in the vast majority of the variables analyzed. In addition, we observed how BFR can become a supplement that provides benefits when performed with low intensity, similar to those obtained through high-intensity muscular efforts. The application of the BFR technique can provide benefits in the short and medium term to increase strength, muscle thickness and cardiovascular endurance, even improving the physiological level of the cardiovascular system. In addition, BFR combined with low-load exercises also achieves benefits comparable to high-intensity exercises without the application of BFR, benefiting patients who are unable to lift high loads.
PB MDPI
SN 1660-4601
YR 2022
FD 2022-02
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26546
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/26546
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 21-sep-2026