Clinical Applications of Blood Flow Restriction and Rehabilitation Outcomes

Exclusion Criteria

• •BMI greater than 28
• •systemic pathology including inflammatory joint disease or neoplastic disorders
• •history of deep venous thrombosis
• •hypertension (systolic pressure \>140mmHg)
• •history of endothelial dysfunction
• •peripheral vascular disease
• •diabetes
• •knee pain referred from the spine
• •history of previous neurological conditions
• •any previous medical treatment including injections (past 3 months) or drug therapy (i.e., anti-inflammatory drugs the last 2 weeks)
• •infection
• •previous blood flow restriction training
• •inability to understand written and spoken English or Arabic.
• •Rotator cuff related shoulder pain patients We will recruit 40 male adult participants who had consulted a sports medicine physician in a primary care setting for shoulder complaints. A standardized history and physical examination were conducted by the physiotherapists of the rehabilitation department for inclusion in the study.
• •full-thickness rotator cuff tear (positive drop-arm sign and/or radiographic or ultrasonographic evidence)
• •BMI greater than 28
• •previous shoulder surgery or shoulder fracture
• •imaging evidence of severe shoulder osteoarthritis or tendon calcification,\\
• •adhesive capsulitis
• •systemic pathology including inflammatory joint disease or neoplastic disorders
• •restriction of passive range of motion in more than two planes
• •history of deep venous thrombosis
• •hypertension (systolic pressure \>140mmHg)
• •history of endothelial dysfunction
• •peripheral vascular disease
• •diabetes
• •shoulder pain referred from the spine
• •history of previous neurological conditions
• •any previous medical treatment including injections (past 3 months) or drug therapy (i.e., anti-inflammatory drugs the last 2 weeks)
• •infection
• •previous BFR training
• •inability to understand written and spoken English or Arabic