New study accepted: The Effect of Blood Flow Restriction Training on Quadriceps ActivityAfter Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A PreliminaryRandomized Controlled Trial

📚 New study on EMG activity when applying Blood Flow Restriction Training (BFR) on Quadriceps Activity post-ACLR with 80% arterial limb occlusion and 30% MVIC (LL-BFR) against 80% MVIC without BFR (Heavy Loads Resistance Training (HLRT))

📊 Results: HLRT showed higher EMG activity compared to LL-BFR.

💪 Conclusion: HLRT may be more effective in enhancing quadriceps muscle activity post-ACLR. LL-BFR’s potential benefits in reducing joint loading and increasing muscle excitability when HLRT is not possible.

👨‍💻My take away is the start HLRT as early as possible and if not feasible use LL-BFR. When using BFR use enough set and reps. One set is not enough despite feeling hard.

👨🏻‍🏫Amazing author team: Authors Florian Forelli, Camille Nguyen, Jean Mazeas, Georgios Kakavas, Timothy E. Hewett, Andreas Bjerregaard, Vasileios Korakakis, and Alexandre JM Rambaud

🔗Forelli F, Nguyen C, Mazeas J, et al. The Effect of Blood Flow Restriction Training on Quadriceps Activity After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Preliminary Randomized Controlled Trial. Marshall J Med. 2024