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Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
Anas Rashid, Silvestro Roatta
Summary: This study compared sympathetic hemodynamic effects in masticatory and limb muscles in response to different stressors, revealing differential blood flow control mechanisms between head and limb muscles. The masseter muscle appeared more prone to dilation than the biceps muscle in response to painful stimuli, suggesting potential differences in sympathetic outflow to vasculature.
ARCHIVES OF ORAL BIOLOGY
(2022)
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Physiology
Na Li, Jingfeng Yang, Yuanpeng Liao
Summary: The study investigated the effects of independently applying blood flow restriction training (BFRT) and electrical muscle stimulation (EMS), as well as combining the two methods, on muscle function. The results showed that combining BFRT and EMS for low-intensity squat training improved muscle strength of the lower limbs by promoting muscle hypertrophy and improving muscle activation.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
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Computer Science, Information Systems
Hamid Asadi Dereshgi
Summary: The Rest-Pause Biceps Curl exercise enhances muscle growth and force in the Biceps Brachii through increased activation and fatigue. This study evaluated the influence of different contractions on the mechanical behavior of the muscle, finding a linear correlation between muscle force and mechanical behavior. The results provide insights into muscle fatigue, injury risk, and exercise technique.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Hironaga Ogawa, Toshiaki Nakajima, Ikuko Shibasaki, Takahisa Nasuno, Hiroyuki Kaneda, Satoshi Katayanagi, Hayato Ishizaka, Yuta Mizushima, Azusa Uematsu, Tomohiro Yasuda, Hiroshi Yagi, Shigeru Toyoda, Tibor Hortobagyi, Takashi Mizushima, Teruo Inoue, Hirotsugu Fukuda
Summary: This study investigated the effects of low-intensity resistance training combined with moderate blood flow restriction on muscle strength and size in patients early after cardiac surgery. The results showed that KAATSU RT can safely increase skeletal muscle strength and size, with improvements in muscle thickness, walking speed, and knee extensor strength.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Pat R. Vehrs, Chase Blazzard, Hannah C. Hart, Nicole Kasper, Ryan Lacey, Daniela Lopez, Shay Richards, Dennis L. Eggett
Summary: This study measured arterial occlusion pressure (AOP) in the dominant and non-dominant legs of males and females using different cuff inflation protocols. The results showed no significant differences in AOP within or between the legs, or between sexes. AOP measurements were highly reliable, and the choice of cuff inflation protocol was a matter of personal preference. It is important to measure AOP in both limbs to ensure safe and effective use of blood flow restriction (BFR) during exercise.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
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Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Fethi Emre Ustabasioglu, Fatma Ebru Agirdemir, Fatma Ustabasioglu, Baran Serdar Sunal
Summary: This study compared the acute effects of low- and high-velocity resistance exercise on stiffness and blood flow in the biceps brachii muscle. The results showed that both low- and high-velocity resistance exercise significantly increased muscle stiffness and blood flow, but the increase in blood flow was more significant after low-velocity exercise.
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Sport Sciences
Emerson Luiz Teixeira, Vitor de Salles Painelli, Brad Jon Schoenfeld, Carla Silva-Batista, Ariel Roberth Longo, Andre Yui Aihara, Fabiano Nassar Cardoso, Bergson de Almeida Peres, Valmor Tricoli
Summary: This study compared the effects of low-load resistance training with blood flow restriction (LL-BFR) and high-load resistance training (HL-RT) on perceptual responses, quadriceps cross-sectional area (QCSA), and muscle strength. The results showed that both LL-BFR and HL-RT had similar effects on perceptual responses and QCSA, but HL-RT was more effective in improving muscle strength.
JOURNAL OF STRENGTH AND CONDITIONING RESEARCH
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Amy N. Adkins, Julius P. A. Dewald, Lindsay P. Garmirian, Christa M. Nelson, Wendy M. Murray
Summary: Muscle architecture is plastic and changes in input or use can alter its structure. Differences in serial sarcomere number and physiological cross-sectional area of the biceps brachii between stroke patients and healthy controls suggest muscle adaptations associated with stroke.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Review
Physiology
Lawrence P. Cahalin, Magno F. Formiga, Johnny Owens, Brady Anderson, Luke Hughes
Summary: BFRE can be safely performed in patients with different types of heart disease and heart failure, and can improve multiple cardiac-related measures and functions.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Robert Trybulski, Marta Bichowska, Rafal Piwowar, Anna Pisz, Michal Krzysztofik, Aleksandra Filip-Stachnik, Krzysztof Fostiak, Piotr Makar, Michal Wilk
Summary: The study aimed to evaluate the effects of ischemia on maximal number of repetitions, time under tension, and bar velocity during bench press exercise. The results showed that ischemia significantly decreased the time under tension. Therefore, exercising with ischemia does not enhance strength-endurance performance and bar velocity.
Review
Physiology
Shuoqi Li, Shiming Li, Lifeng Wang, Helong Quan, Wenbing Yu, Ting Li, Wei Li
Summary: Exercise with blood flow restriction (BFR) leads to increased mRNA expression of angiogenesis-related factors compared to exercise without BFR, with the exception of VEGF and PGC-1 alpha protein expression. Therefore, BFR training may be a potential program to improve vascular function.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2022)
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Physiology
Robert Solsona, Hugues Berthelot, Fabio Borrani, Anthony M. J. Sanchez
Summary: The study found that sprint interval exercises (SIT) with gravity-induced blood flow restriction (G-BFR) led to lower mechanical, cardiorespiratory, and skeletal muscle oxygenation responses compared to other conditions. Training with BFR at 60% occlusive pressure (BFR60) resulted in higher blood accumulation in working muscles, potentially affecting cellular stress. Both hypoxia (HYP) and G-BFR induced local hypoxia, with G-BFR showing higher levels during both exercise bouts and recovery periods.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Ryan J. Benson, Evan J. Lockyer, Chris T. Compton, Kevin E. Power
Summary: This study demonstrates the activation of interhemispheric inhibition during arm cycling for the first time, quantifying it through assessing the depth of the ipsilateral silent period. Significant reduction in electromyography amplitude of the iSP during cycling was observed.
APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY NUTRITION AND METABOLISM
(2021)
Review
Orthopedics
Edward Perera, Xi Ming Zhu, Nolan S. Horner, Asheesh Bedi, Olufemi R. Ayeni, Moin Khan
Summary: Blood flow restriction training shows significant improvements in muscular strength, hypertrophy, and endurance; when compared to high-intensity training, low-intensity BFR training is more effective in a similar low-intensity protocol.
CLINICAL JOURNAL OF SPORT MEDICINE
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Gabriel H. Skiba, Sergio F. Andrade, Andre F. Rodacki
Summary: Combining low-intensity functional electrical stimulation (FES) with blood flow restriction (BFR) can increase muscle thickness and edema in muscles affected by spinal cord injury. Functional electrical stimulation combined with blood flow restriction has positive effects on paralyzed muscles.
NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)