BACKGROUND:
If high-intensity
resistance training is used as a
rehabilitation measure after musculoskeletal
injury, it may be aggravated by factors such as
pain. The
blood flow restriction training can achieve high-intensity
resistance training through low-intensity
resistance training, which can accelerate the recovery of
patients.
OBJECTIVE:
To elaborate the current situation of
blood flow restriction training as a new way to accelerate musculoskeletal
rehabilitation at home and abroad.
METHODS:
The first author searched the related studies on the musculoskeletal
rehabilitation of
blood flow restriction training included in
PubMed, Cochrane
Library and CNKI from January 2002 to October 2018. The
keywords were "
blood flow restriction training; Kaatsu
training; low intensity
resistance training;
safety; musculoskeletal
rehabilitation;
knee osteoarthritis;
patellofemoral pain;
knee joint injury;
ankle joint injury; quantitative difference" in English and
Chinese. RESULTS AND
CONCLUSION:
Blood flow restriction training, as a new
treatment method, can reduce the
training load and achieve the effect
similar to the high-intensity
resistance training by designing an individualized and precise
rehabilitation scheme. Additionally, it can make the
resistance training happen in advance due to its unique advantage, thus contribute to rapid
rehabilitation. However, this
method is mostly applied to
lower limb injuries, and its feasibility for other parts still
needs a further investigation.