Blood Flow Restriction Training

  When rehabbing an athlete after an injury or surgery, there are lots of protocols that are out there and tools at the disposal of the physical therapist and athletic trainer. It can get overwhelming sometimes, especially for those of us as physicians who are diagnosing the problem but aren’t actual doing the rehab. I’m not sure if it’s me but it seems like in the last decade, compared to the first decade of my practice, I’m getting asked about using all sorts of different treatment methods for my patients in their rehab. Blood Flow Restriction, or BFR, Training is one of those tools that seems to come up more often these days than not, and I get more and more requests to utilize it in my pediatric and adolescent aged patients. But where is the science for these patients and what do we know about BFR and its safety in kids? Does it help with patient outcomes? How exactly does it work? Today on the pod, we’ll cover these questions and more.   The Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast Links Bar:  Subscribe via Apple Podcasts |  Subscribe via RSS Feed |  Facebook Page |  Twitter Page |  Stitcher Page Find Even More Ways to Listen & Subscribe via The Podcaster Matrix!     The ultimate success for every podcaster – is FEEDBACK! Be sure to take just a few minutes to tell the hosts of this podcast what YOU think over at Apple Podcasts! It takes only a few minutes but helps the hosts of this program pave the way to future greatness! Not an Apple Podcasts user? No problem! Be sure to check out any of the other many growing podcast directories online to find this and many other podcasts via The Podcaster Matrix!     Housekeeping -- Get the whole story about Dr. Mark and his launch into this program, by listing to his "101" episode that'll get you educated, caught up and in tune with the Doctor that's in the podcast house! Listen Now! -- Interested in being a Guest on The Pediatric Sports Medicine Podcast? Connect with Mark today! Links from this Episode: -- Dr. Mark Halstead: On the Web -- On Twitter -- Dr. Dan Lorenz -