What is Blood Flow Restriction Therapy?
Blood Flow Restriction Therapy, or BFRT, is a technique where we safely and partially occlude blood flow to the extremity being strengthened, while performing exercise at a reduced intensity. The reduced exercise intensity allows us to protect joints, ligaments, and tendons that can be compromised with more strenuous training, but still obtain increased muscle strength and hypertrophy (enlargement) at a rate similar to performing more intense exercises.