Blood flow restriction

When injury or limited mobility make heavy lifting hard, blood flow restriction can help you maximize training. We perform this therapy at Aurora BayCare Medical Center to help you build muscle while you’re injured.

Blood flow restriction: Why choose Aurora BayCare Medical Center?

Our sports physical therapists have extra training and education in the latest techniques and technologies to enhance your recovery. Providers use a tourniquet system to reduce blood flow so you can get stronger while working out with lighter weights. We review clinical research to bring you the newest specialty therapies to support your recovery.

Blood flow restriction treatment

Blood flow restriction helps you gain strength without the need to lift heavy weights. This therapy helps protect muscle tissue from the extra stress of strength training while you heal after surgery or injury.

We use a specialized tourniquet system to calculate and monitor the amount of pressure needed to reduce blood flow to your limb. Once the specialist has determined the right pressure for you, you begin specific exercises designed by our team. Our providers monitor your progress to make sure your session is safe and effective.

Benefits of blood flow restriction

You’ll feel like you’re working very hard during blood flow restriction, even if you are lifting a light weight. This therapy mimics the metabolic changes seen with heavy lifting to encourage muscle adaptation.

You get the benefits of lifting weights without extra stress on injured tissue. Blood flow restriction helps reduce pain while increasing:

• Muscle mass
• Strength
• Exercise tolerance