Tourniquet cuff pressure during blood flow restriction exercise.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The present study examined how well different blood flow restriction (BFR) devices deliver the prescribed tourniquet cuff pressure.

Methods

Fifteen participants completed four BFR exercise sessions, each with a different BFR device [Delfi Personalized Tourniquet System (PTS) for BFR, Saga, SmartCuffs, and Suji], comprising four sets of unilateral leg press (30-15-15-15 repetitions) against resistance bands with 30-second rest periods. The tourniquet cuff was secured proximally on the exercising leg, and the target pressure was set to 80% limb occlusion pressure (LOP), as measured by the device, applied continuously throughout the exercise/rest periods. Tourniquet cuff pressure was sampled at 100 Hz via a pressure transducer.

Results

Despite prescribing tour

SUBMITTER: Swain P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12441828 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature