Comparative effects of blood flow restriction training and conventional resistance exercise on the hamstrings
Open Access
Author:
Colapietro, Mark
Graduate Program:
Kinesiology
Degree:
Doctor of Philosophy
Document Type:
Dissertation
Date of Defense:
February 23, 2023
Committee Members:
Giampietro Vairo, Chair & Dissertation Advisor Sayers Miller, Major Field Member Daniel Cortes Correales, Outside Unit & Field Member Wayne Sebastianelli, Major Field Member Nancy Williams, Program Head/Chair
Keywords:
Blood flow restriction training Hamstrings Rehabilitation Modalities
Abstract:
Sports medicine and performance practitioners prescribe blood flow restriction training (BFRT) to rehabilitate musculoskeletal injuries and enhance muscular function. The novelty of BFRT is that it yields similar responses to conventional resistance exercise like high intensity training (HIT). However, BFRT accomplishes this with comparatively lower resistive loads. This is especially beneficial in cases where patients have limitations that prevent them from engaging in conventional exercise such as, but not limited to, debilitating injury and aging. Current research on BFRT application in the lower extremity has focused on the quadriceps and limited information is available on the hamstrings. Therefore, the purpose of this experiment was to fill this knowledge gap. Outcomes from this study may provide clinicians and scientists with evidence that shape interventions for hamstrings injuries like strains, which are common and have high recurrence rates in physically active populations.
