(English) Episode 95-Beat Knee Pain - The Blood Flow Restriction Breakthrough for Patellofemoral Pain

Quadriceps strengthening exercises are part of the treatment of patellofemoral pain (PFP), but the heavy resistance exercises may aggravate knee pain. Blood flow restriction (BFR) training may provide a low-load quadriceps strengthening method to treat PFP.(Giles L, Webster KE, McClelland J, Cook JL. Quadriceps strengthening with and without blood flow restriction in the treatment of patellofemoral pain: a double-blind randomised trial. Br J Sports Med [Internet]. 2017;51(23):1688–94. Available from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2016-096329)