Benefits of Resistance Training with Blood Flow Restriction in Knee Osteoarthritis

ABSTRACTPurposeEvaluate the effects of a low-intensity resistance training program associated with partial blood flow restriction on selected clinical outcomes in patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).MethodsForty-eight women with knee OA were randomized into one of the three groups: low-intensity resistance training (30% one repetition maximum 1-RM) associated (BFRT) or not (LI-RT) with partial blood flow restriction, and high-intensity resistance training (HI-RT: 80% 1-RM). Patients underwent a 12-week supervised training program and were assessed for lower-limb 1-RM, quadriceps cross-sectional area (CSA), functionality (timed-stands test - TST and timed-up-and-go test - TUG), and disease-specific inventory (Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index - WOMAC) before (PRE) and after the protocol (POST).ResultsSimilar within-group increases were observed in leg-press (26% and 33%, all p

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