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Blood Flow Restriction Training For The Rotator Cuff: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Jason Brumitt, Marcey Keefer Hutchison, Daniel Kang, Zach Klemmer, Mike Stroud, Edward Cheng, Neil Patrick Cayanan, Sheldon Shishido
Blood Flow Restriction Training For The Rotator Cuff: A Randomized Controlled Trial, Jason Brumitt, Marcey Keefer Hutchison, Daniel Kang, Zach Klemmer, Mike Stroud, Edward Cheng, Neil Patrick Cayanan, Sheldon Shishido
Faculty Publications - College of Physical Therapy
Context: Blood flow restriction (BFR) training utilizes a tourniquet, applied to the proximal portion of one or more extremities, to occlude blood flow during exercise. Significant gains in strength and cross-sectional area can be achieved in muscles, both distal and proximal to BFR cuff application. Purpose: To compare strength gains of the rotator cuff and changes in tendon size in subjects who performed side-lying external-rotation exercise with or without BFR. Methods: Forty-six subjects (mean age 25.0 [2.2] y) were randomized to either a BFR + exercise group or to the exercise-only group. Subjects performed 4 sets of the exercise (30/15/15/15 …