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Blood flow restriction in the absence of exercise may attenuate muscle atrophy through acute muscle swelling and cellular hydration, providing a potential mechanism independent of exercise.
This opinion article proposes that acute muscle swelling is the primary mechanism by which blood flow restriction without exercise attenuates disuse muscle atrophy.
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Loenneke et al. (2012) conducted an editorial in Muscle atrophy. Blood flow restriction (BFR) was evaluated. Blood flow restriction in the absence of exercise may attenuate muscle atrophy through acute muscle swelling and cellular hydration, providing a potential mechanism independent of exercise.
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