Degenerative and traumatic diseases of the musculoskeletal system lead to increased immobility of a patient, which in turn results in muscle atrophy. BFR training is a training method in which a blood pressure cuff partially blocks the arterial blood flow to the exercising limb and completely blocks the venous blood flow. During exercise, an externally induced venous occlusion occurs. This stimulus increases the metabolic stimulus in the occluded extremity - this means that strength can be increased even with low weights, which is why this training is also suitable for people who should not use high training loads due to injuries or operations.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
19
Six-week prehabilitation program (2/week): Unilateral Leg Press and Leg extension exercise with 30% of the individual 1RM by using a sham-BFR intervention with 20mmHg exercise pressure.
Six-week prehabilitation program (2/week): Unilateral Leg Press and Leg extension exercise with 30% of the individual 1RM by using a BFR intervention with an exercise pressure corresponding to 60% of the individual LOP.
University Hospital Bonn
Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Subjective Pain Value
Subjective pain perception, assessed by visual analog scale (0-100mm)
Time frame: Pre- to 6 weeks Post Surgery
Muscle Strength
Muscle Strength assessed by isometric maximal test (Nm)
Time frame: Pre- to 6 weeks Post Surgery
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