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April 25, 2022Archivos de medicina del deporte: revista de la Federación Española de Medicina del Deporte y de la Confederación Iberoamericana de Medicina del DeporteOpen Access

Only one study presented levels of blood pressure above the recommended for hypertensive subjects, suggesting the method is generally safe.

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Why the study?

Blood flow restriction provides physiological adaptations with low resistive load, but its safety and efficacy in hypertensive individuals remain uncertain.

Does resistance training with blood flow restriction improve blood pressure control safely in hypertensive individuals?

Comparison

Blood flow restriction training

Design

Systematic review

Authors

ASAnderson Luiz Bezerra da SilveiraLCLucas Monteiro de CarvalhoFMFabrízio Di Masi

Discussion

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Overview

BFR RT appears safe for hypertensives intolerant to high loads; limited studies leave efficacy open for prospective trials.

Structured PICO

Does resistance training with blood flow restriction improve blood pressure control safely in hypertensive individuals?

P
Population
77 hypertensive individuals from 5 studies (4 acute and 1 chronic effects)
I
Intervention
Resistance training with blood flow restriction
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Outcome
Safety and efficacy (blood pressure control)safety

Resistance training with blood flow restriction appears to be a safe alternative exercise method for hypertensive subjects, particularly those intolerant to high training loads, though efficacy data remains insufficient.

Limitations

  • number of studies is still insufficient to conclude about the efficacy

Cite This Study

Silveira et al. (2022) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a95207aa9fda6dc960f402fhttps://doi.org/10.18176/archmeddeporte.00080
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