The Effects of Blood Flow Restricted Electrostimulation on Strength and Hypertrophy

Journal of Sport Rehabilitation
Joshua T Slysz, Jamie F Burr

Abstract

The combined effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) and blood flow restriction (BFR) on muscle mass and strength has not been thoroughly investigated. To examine the effects of combined and independent BFR and a low-intensity NMES on skeletal muscle adaptation. Exploratory study. Laboratory. Twenty recreationally active subjects. Subjects had each leg randomly allocated to 1 of 4 possible intervention groups: (1) cyclic BFR alone, (2) NMES alone, (3) BFR + NMES, or (4) control. Each leg was stimulated in its respective intervention group for 32 minutes, 4 days per week for 6 weeks. Mean differences in size (in grams) and isometric strength (in kilograms), between week 0 and week 6, were calculated for each group. Leg strength increased 32 (19) kg in the BFR + NMES group, which differed from the 3 (11) kg change in the control group (P = .03). The isolated NMES and BFR groups revealed increases of 16 (28) kg and 18 (17) kg, respectively, but these did not statistically differ from the control, or one another. No alterations were statistically significant for leg size. Compared with a control that received no treatment, the novel combination of BFR and NMES led to increasing muscular strength of the knee extensors,...Continue Reading

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Aug 1, 2020·Journal of Sport Rehabilitation·Paul HeadStephen David Patterson
Jun 4, 2019·Frontiers in Physiology·Stephen D PattersonJeremy Loenneke
Oct 27, 2020·Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise·Joshua T SlyszJamie F Burr
Aug 17, 2021·Sports Medicine and Arthroscopy Review·Christopher WedgeWilliam Pitt
Jun 10, 2021·Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews·Anthony J BlazevichNicola A Maffiuletti
Dec 21, 2021·Journal of Sport Rehabilitation·João Guilherme Almeida BergamascoCleiton Augusto Libardi

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