Blood Flow Restriction Training or BFRT describes a regimen of targeted movements in specific body parts to increase strength and endurance while limiting blood flow. This form of training occurs at a particularly lower intensity in comparison to normal high-impact exercises. The limbs are cuffed to restrict blood flow and subsequently exercised under this stressed metabolic condition. The muscles are therefore given the ‘imitation’ of a typical workout experience.
BFRT is useful for people unable to exercise through strenuous activities, whether strength or cardiovascular, where too much blood flow could be detrimental. This includes clients who are ill, elderly, or recently underwent surgery. Weak or damaged muscles require limited intensity while healing, but unused muscles risk atrophy. BFRT helps mitigate both concerns through low-impact exercises.
Brooklyn Body Works Physical Therapy is staffed with a professional and caring team of experts with clinical experience in utilizing Blood Flow Restriction Training. Browse through our physical therapist profiles to learn how they can help you with restoring functionality.
The most immediate benefits of BFRT include: improved endurance, stronger muscles, and decreased atrophy. These improvements come with other added benefits such as lowered rehabilitation time, increased rate of recovery after activity, and hypertrophy of muscle and bone. As the targeted muscles are worked in a metabolically stressed scenario, the muscles adapt to the limited blood flood, experience greater fatigue, and grow in consequence. This is great for people who want to keep up with physical activity even after suffering an injury or undergoing surgery, such as an athlete.
Research coupled with user experience proves that BFRT results in saving and building back muscles. Despite the manipulation of blood flow, the process is both safe and effective. BFRT is not known to be painful, but will cause a faster rate of fatigue.
Blood Flow Restriction Training can include techniques or exercises such as:
Brooklyn Body Works Physical Therapy began as an idea to bring the highest quality physical therapy to all people in our community. We wanted to offer the best that NYC has in health care while not marginalizing people based on socioeconomic boundaries (race, income, language, religion, etc). We offer a “concierge style service” and continue to accept many commercial insurances, medicare and even medicaid policies.
Since this is a physical therapy session which will require a physical examination and therapeutic exercise (varies by patient), we ask all our patients to come prepared. Please come dressed in loose fitted clothing that will allow for easy mobility, comfort, and access to the area of complaint. In addition we recommend sneakers with soles that grip to prevent slips or falls.
The need for a referral depends on what type of insurance you have. Most insurance plans do not require one, however some insurances do. For example, if you have HIP, you will need a referral from your primary care physician. We ask that you check to see what your health insurance plan requires prior to your initial visit. If you are unsure, please contact our front office and we’ll do our best to determine whether or not you require a referral.
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Each patients case and diagnosis is unique and requires the development of an individualized plan of care. Your physical therapist will give you an estimate of the number of sessions needed to reach a level of “feeling better”, during your initial evaluation.
Over time the number of visits may increase or decrease from the initial estimate, based on the progress made.
Brooklyn Body Works Physical Therapy accepts many of the available major insurance plans as well as alternate payment options, including cash/self-pay, to make our services accessible and affordable. Please visit the link below to view all information pertaining to Payment Options.
