Key result
Adding blood flow restriction training to a conventional rehabilitation protocol did not significantly reduce knee pain compared to conventional rehabilitation alone at 3 months post-anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
Why the study?
Post-operative knee pain impairs rehabilitation milestones after anterior cruciate ligament rupture, prompting evaluation of whether adding blood flow restriction training improves pain outcomes.
Does adding blood flow restriction training to a conventional rehabilitation protocol reduce knee pain in post-operative anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction patients?
RCT (n=36)
Double-blind
Online random number generator
No
Does adding blood flow restriction training to a conventional rehabilitation protocol reduce knee pain in post-operative anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction patients?
Adding blood flow restriction training to a conventional rehabilitation protocol does not provide superior knee pain relief compared to conventional rehabilitation alone following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
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Does not support adding BFR training for superior post-ACL pain relief; confirms conventional rehabilitation alone suffices at 1.5-3 months.
Background: Anterior cruciate ligament rupture thought to be one of the most popular injuries among adults.Knee pain is a common post-operative rehabilitation problem, which may disturb muscle physiological prosperities and hinder the fluence of post-operative rehabilitation milestones achievement and vise versa.Blood flow restriction is an innovative technique which positively affects postoperative knee function.Purpose: To investigate the effect of adding Blood flow restriction to post-operative anterior cruciate ligament conventional rehabilitation protocol on knee pain.Methods: Thirty six post-operative anterior cruciate ligament post-operative patients were randomized into two groups.Participants in group I received conventional rehabilitation protocol.Participants in group II received blood flow restriction training added to conventional rehabilitation protocol.Knee pain was evaluated using a visual analogue scale pre-operative and one and half months and three months post-operatively.
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A 2023 study conducted an RCT in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction (ACLR) (n=36). Blood flow restriction (BFR) training vs. Conventional rehabilitation protocol was evaluated on Knee pain on visual analogue scale (VAS) at 3 months post-operatively (p=0.148). Adding blood flow restriction training to a conventional rehabilitation protocol did not significantly reduce knee pain compared to conventional rehabilitation alone at 3 months post-anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
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