Utility of hypoxic modalities for musculoskeletal injury rehabilitation in athletes: A narrative review of mechanisms and contemporary perspectives

BJ Narang, K Drole, JFP Barber… - Journal of sports …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Recent evidence suggests that different hypoxic modalities might accelerate the
rehabilitation process in injured athletes. In this review, the application of hypoxia during …

How Does Blood-Flow Restriction Alter Forehand Drive Performance and Muscle Recruitment in Tennis Players?

Z Han, Z Guo, B Yan, O Girard - … Journal of Sports …, 2024 - journals.humankinetics.com
Purpose: To examine the acute effects of forehand drive (FD) preconditioning with or without
blood-flow restriction (BFR) on subsequent forehand performance and muscle recruitment in …

Acute hypoalgesic, neurophysiological and perceptual responses to low‐load blood flow restriction exercise and high‐load resistance exercise

R Norbury, I Grant, A Woodhead… - Experimental …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study compared the acute hypoalgesic and neurophysiological responses to low‐load
resistance exercise with and without blood flow restriction (BFR), and free‐flow, high‐load …

Acute hypoalgesic and neurophysiological responses to lower-limb ischaemic preconditioning

R Norbury, I Grant, A Woodhead… - Experimental Brain …, 2025 - Springer
The aim of this study was to assess if ischaemic preconditioning (IPC) can reduce pain
perception and enhance corticospinal excitability during voluntary contractions. In a …

Cardiovascular, perceptual, and performance responses to single-vs. multi-chambered blood flow restriction cuffs

N Rolnick, VS de Queiros, M Moghaddam… - Frontiers in Sports and …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction This study aimed to investigate the impact of the blood flow restriction bladder
type (single-[SC-BFR] vs. multi-chambered [MC-BFR]) on exercise performance …

Effectiveness of blood flow restriction training during a taper phase in basketball players

HK Smith, SP Bird, B Coskun, PD Olsen… - Journal of Sports …, 2025 - Taylor & Francis
This study investigates the effectiveness of blood flow restriction (BFR) training in
maintaining athletic performance during a taper phase in basketball players. The taper …

Criterion validity and test-retest reliability of repetitions-in-reserve across different low-loads in the barbell bench press with blood-flow restriction

W Grant - 2024 - researchportal.murdoch.edu.au
Abstract Repetitions-in-reserve (RIR) allows the standardisation of the level of effort across
individuals during resistance training. This research investigated the criterion validity and …

Blood Flow Restriction Therapy: A Review of Physiology, Clinical Application, and Guidelines for Implementation

N Schuliger - 2024 - digitalcommons.liberty.edu
Blood flow restriction (BFR) therapy is an emerging clinical modality utilizing the metabolic
stress of a hypoxic state to induce hypertrophic and strength adaptations in a manner …

Heart rate variability and blood pressure response to low intensity endurance exercise training plus blood flow restriction in individuals with mild hypertension

MD Zaboli, M Nozari, S Aminizadeh, M Kahnooji… - 2024 - researchsquare.com
Background: Considering the lack of sufficient information, this study examined the effects of
low-intensity endurance exercise training alone and with blood flow restriction (BFR) on …