Arterial occlusion pressure as a method to quantify cardiovascular responses to exercise

Jessee, Matthew B.; Buckner, Samuel L.; Dankel, Scott J.; Mattocks, Kevin T.; Bell, Zachary W.; Abe, Takashi; Loenneke, Jeremy P.

doi:10.1088/2057-1976/aae8c2

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“…Other populations included resistance‐trained adults, adults with musculoskeletal or soft tissue injuries, older adults, or adults with hypertension. There were far more studies (26 of 52) examining only male participants, 17,24,25,30,32‐38,41‐43,46,48,50‐59 compared with just 8 of 52 examining only female participants, 40,49,60‐65 leaving 18 studies examining both of these genders 8,19,20,39,44,45,47,66‐75 …”

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“…Sixteen of the 52 included studies applied multiple different cuff pressures as a means of comparing acute responses or chronic adaptations to different applied pressures 17,20,31,32,36,39,43,44,48,54,67,68,70,72,73,75 . Among the remaining 36 studies using a single individualized pressure for their application of BFR, 13 studies used 80% AOP/LOP, 24,37,40,49,50,57,61,62,64‐66,71,74 7 studies used 60% AOP/LOP, 8,33,34,38,46,52,56 5 studies used 50% AOP/LOP, 25,41,42,59,60 4 studies used 100% AOP, 47,51,58,63 4 studies used 40% AOP/LOP, 19,30,45,69 and 3 studies used 30% AOP 35,53,55 . The technique and postures used to determine each of these individualized restriction pressures was similarly variable.…”

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“…The posture in which assessment of occlusion pressure was conducted was not reported in 15 of the 52 included studies 24,30,32,34,35,43,47,49,51,53,58,61‐63,74 . Among those reporting participant posture during assessment, supine 17,36,37,40,42,48,50,54,56,57,59,64,65 or standing 8,19,20,31,41,44,46,52,69,70,72,73,75 were each chosen in 13 studies, and sitting was used in 11 studies 25,33,38,39,45,55,60,66‐68,71 …”

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“…Seventeen of the included studies reported using a “standard sphygmomanometer” to apply BFR, rather than a dynamic pneumatically regulated system. The pattern of inflation was described in 43 out of the 52 included studies, with 38 studies using continuous inflation across the full duration of exercise (multiple sets and repetitions), 8,17,25,31‐36,38,39,42,43,46‐50,52‐54,56‐65,67‐71,74 only 3 studies using an intermittent inflation pattern whereby cuffs were deflated between sets of each exercise, 37,51,55 and 2 studies including both continuous and intermittent inflation patterns in separate experimental groups 24,40 …”

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“…This would also apply to generally sedentary populations, who may not have been exposed to the level of exertion intrinsically required during exercise, and thus may be deterred with unnecessarily elevated discomfort. Conversely, in healthy, physically active populations, particularly those that are resistance trained, the most commonly examined population among the included studies in this review, 17,19,20,24,25,31‐52,55,57,58,67‐70,72,73,75 maximizing the physiological benefits of BFR may be preferable, despite potentially elevated discomfort. Regular exercise has also been shown to have a chronic‐acute analgesic effect and reduce nociceptor excitability, suggesting that physically active populations may be less prone to exercise‐induced discomfort 79,80 .…”

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Is there rationale for the cuff pressures prescribed for blood flow restriction exercise? A systematic review

Clarkson

May

Warmington

2020

Scandinavian Med Sci Sports

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Background Blood flow restriction exercise has increasingly broad applications among healthy and clinical populations. Ensuring the technique is applied in a safe, controlled, and beneficial way for target populations is essential. Individualized cuff pressures are a favored method for achieving this. However, there remains marked inconsistency in how individualized cuff pressures are applied. Objectives To quantify the cuff pressures used in the broader blood flow restriction exercise literature, and determine whether there is clear justification for the choice of pressure prescribed. Methods Studies were included in this review from database searches if they employed an experimental design using original data, involved either acute or chronic exercise using blood flow restriction, and they assessed limb or arterial occlusion pressure to determine an individualized cuff pressure. Methodologies of the studies were evaluated using a bespoke quality assessment tool. Results Fifty‐one studies met the inclusion criteria. Individualized cuff pressures ranged from 30% to 100% arterial occlusion pressure. Only 7 out of 52 studies attempted to justify the individualized cuff pressure applied during exercise. The mean quality rating for all studies was 11.1 ± 1.2 out of 13. Conclusions The broader blood flow restriction exercise literature uses markedly heterogeneous prescription variables despite using individualized cuff pressures. This is problematic in the absence of any clear justification for the individualized cuff pressures selected. Systematically measuring and reporting all relevant acute responses and training adaptations to the full spectrum of BFR pressures alongside increased clarity around the methodology used during blood flow restriction exercise is paramount.

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