Health Benefits of Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training | Interview with Dr. Mario Novo

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In this interview, Mario Novo, DPT, PT, discusses the many health benefits of blood flow restriction (BFR) training. It’s a phenomenally easy way to take control of your health, especially if you’re elderly.

• Blood flow restriction (BFR) training improves strength and builds muscle using very light weights. Metabolically, it decreases your risk for sarcopenia and most other age-related diseases
• BFR increases brain derived neurotropic factor, a brain growth factor that contributes to neuroplasticity and enhances cognitive performance
• BFR has been adopted by the NFL and other major professional sports organizations, where it’s being used for recovery and rehabilitation
• In 2018, the American Physical Therapy Association approved BFR as an indication for rehab, making it part of physical therapists’ scope of practice
• Never use a regular tourniquet, such as what you’d find in an emergency room, for BFR. Applied hard enough, the lack of elasticity could make it very dangerous, potentially causing a blood clot or nerve damage

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