Michael Lau – Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) – An Emerging Breakthrough in Rehab Care

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Michael Lau – Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) – An Emerging Breakthrough in Rehab Care

Faculty:
Michael Lau
Duration:
1 Hour 45 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Jul 30, 2020

Description

Learn about the greatest innovation for rehab providers in the 21st century. Discover how blood flow restriction training bio-hacks the body to achieve considerable increases in muscle size and strength while exercising with very light loads.

Handouts

Manual – Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) (5.9 MB) 51 Pages Available after Purchase

Outline

Evidence Supporting Blood Flow Restriction Training

  • Origins
  • Research trends
  • Latest meta analyses

Populations who benefit the most from BFR

  • Post-op, painful/load compromised, athletic endurance athletes
  • Validated with scientific evidence
  • Uses across sports medicine continuum

How Blood Flow Restriction Training Works

  • Muscle cell physiology
    • Metabolic pathways
    • Hypertrophy/strength timelines
    • Energy systems
    • Mechanical vs metabolic stimulus
    • Force-velocity relationship
    • Muscle fiber recruitment

Local skeletal muscle adaptions

  • Cell swelling
  • Metabolite induced fatigue
  • Satellite cell proliferation
  • Hypoxia
  • Bone growth

Systematic adaptions

  • Cardiovascular system regulation
  • Pressor reflex
  • VO2max
  • VEGF
  • Soft tissue repair
  • Tendon repair
  • Muscle damage
  • Reduced pain

Indications and Contraindications of BFRT

  • Relative vs absolute contraindications
  • Thrombus and tPA

Placement of BFR Cuffs

  • Tourniquet and Doppler application
  • Avoidable tourniquet risks
  • Importance of LOP assessment

Faculty

Michael Lau, PT, DPT, CSCS's Profile

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Michael Lau, PT, DPT, CSCS, is one of the co-founders of The Prehab Guys, a healthcare educational platform that teaches people how to take control of their own health through online physical therapy. With a strong background in strength and conditioning, Michael likes to blend the realms of strength training and rehabilitation to provide prehab, or preventative rehabilitation, to his patients. He has a vast professional background with extensive experience and specialized training in the fields of blood flow restriction training, movement science, pain science, biomechanics, injury and surgery rehabilitation, and athletic performance.

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Michael J. Lau is a co-founder of The Prehab Guys. He is a clinical instructor with Smart Tools. Dr. Lau has an employment relationship with Evolution Physical Therapy and Fitness. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc.
Non-financial: Dr. Michael J. Lau is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association Private Practice Orthopedic and Sports Sections, the California Physical Therapy Association, and the National Strength and Conditioning Association.


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