Effectiveness of Low Load Resistance Training With Blood Flow Restriction in Individuals With Disabilities
Medical College of Wisconsin
Summary
A large portion of the American population live with disabilities. People with disabilities can find it difficult to perform standard exercise routines. Regular exercise is necessary to be healthy, especially as people age. Lack of exercise can lead to secondary health concerns, like loss of muscle mass, diabetes, heart attack or stroke, to name a few. For exercise to be most beneficial, a certain degree of intensity must be achieved. Low load blood flow restriction training may be able to mimic the intensity of beneficial exercise without actually exercising hard. It may be a good option for people with disabilities who find it difficult to exercise.
Description
A significant portion of the American population currently lives with a disability. There are about 300,000 Americans living with a spinal cord injury (SCI) with approximately 18,000 new cases each year. Cerebrovascular accidents (CVA), or strokes, occur at 795,000 new cases per year in the USA with strokes being the third-leading cause of death and disability combined in the world3. There are about 750,000 US adults living with multiple sclerosis (MS), 30,000 US adults with ALS, about 1400 Americans are born each year with spina bifida, about 11,000 Americans are born each year with cerebral…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female * Age \> or = 18 * English speaking * Able to understand and perform upper extremity exercises Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant * Body mass index \>40 kg·m-2 * Uncontrolled hypertension (\>150/90 mmHg) * Presence of neuromuscular junction and other muscle diseases * Myocardial infarction in the past 6 months * Unstable cardiovascular disease * History of an upper limb deep vein thrombosis * History of autonomic dysreflexia * Upper extremity fracture within the last 6 months
Interventions
- OtherBlood flow restriction training
Participants randomized to blood flow restriction training will complete low load resistance training exercises while the limb is occluded at 80% arterial occlusion pressure.
- OtherNo blood flow restriction training
Participants randomized to no blood flow restriction training will complete low load resistance without occlusion.
Location
- Medical College of WisconsinMilwaukee, Wisconsin