Low Load, High Access: BFR for Developmental Conditions

From Owens Recovery Science: BFR's Tip of the Spear · 40:50

Show by Johnny Owens

SummaryJohnny Owens and Kyle Kimbrell talk with physical therapist and educator Erin Simunds, PT, EdD plus recent DPT graduates Tanner Johnson, PT, DPT and Reese Crowell, PT, DPT about their feasibility studies on blood flow restriction (BFR) training for people with cerebral palsy and Down syndrome. They explain why low-load training may be worth exploring for these populations, what the small studies found, and the safety, recruitment, and coaching challenges that future research must address.Keywordsblood flow restriction, BFR training, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, physical therapy, feasibility study, adaptive sports, rehabilitationTakeaways“I could see its ability to help populations beyond sports and peer ortho.”“low load, but you know, mimic what you get with high load training.”“They told us that they were equally enjoyable, that the perceived exertion was less for blood flow restriction training”“we only got two.”“we had four participants instead of two, so we doubled it.”“it truly turned into, you know, Tanner and I and some of our other group members just doing the workout with them”“we related it a lot to a blood pressure cuff.”“she had never felt her muscles be recruited that hard before because the spasticity always interfered”“I think it’s definitely feasible. I think it’d have to be incremental and it’d have to, it would take time.”“I would love to get it into inpatient.”Chapters00:00 Introducing the capstone projects and guests05:04 Why explore BFR for cerebral palsy?08:19 The two-person CP feasibility comparison11:45 Sit-to-stand protocol, cuff fit, and pressure15:22 Adapting the project for Down syndrome17:18 What four participants reported18:47 Coaching, cognition, and safety screening22:02 Cardiovascular considerations and future aerobic research24:27 Parent concerns, familiarization, and younger participants27:32 Possible effects on spasticity and muscle recruitment31:10 Reaching adaptive and Paralympic sport communities33:30 Could BFR be studied after joint replacement? https://owensrecoveryscience.com/

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