CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A local clinic is using an unusual method of therapy to help patients recover from injuries and surgeries faster. It’s called blood flow restriction training. This treatment ...

DONE PROPERLY. THEO: THREE TIMES A WEEK FOR AN HOUR EMILY BERNER HAS THERAPY TO HEAL HER ACL. SHE TORE IT PLAYING LACROSSE AND HER PHYSICAL THERAPIST RECOMMENDED USING BLOOD RESTRICTION THERAPY POST ...

When I nervously asked my sports-medicine doctor last fall what he saw in the latest MRI of my left knee, he grimaced. “Extreme atrophy,” he said. After barely using my leg for eight months while ...

Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction patients often face bone and muscle loss immediately following the procedure. Researchers note that combining blood flow restriction (BFR) therapy with ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- A Minneapolis clinic is using an unusual method of therapy to help patients recover from injuries and surgeries faster. It's called blood flow restriction training, or Kaatsu. The ...

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (KABC) -- Freddy Wexler wanted to be a better runner so he tried a technique that's gaining some traction in the fitness community. "It feels like you're lifting more than you ...

Blood flow restriction training—once a niche rehabilitation method used primarily by physical therapists—has quietly transformed into one of fitness’s most intriguing innovations. This technique uses ...

There is a recent trend among physical therapy providers treating their patients, including injured workers and plaintiffs, using Blood Flow Restriction Therapy (BFRT). While you may have recently ...

Blood flow restriction tourniquets — those arm and leg bands that look a little like narrow blood pressure cuffs — made a splash at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Some top performing track athletes and ...

New research, new tech and new partnerships are pushing blood flow restriction training from rehab niches to the frontline of ...

LAS VEGAS, March 16, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Blood Flow Restriction Therapy May Protect Against Bone Loss Following ACL Reconstruction Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) reconstruction patients often ...