Limb Occlusion Pressure (LOP) for BFR Training: Everything You Need to Know

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Understanding limb occlusion pressure is a prerequisite to fully understanding the physiology of blood flow restriction. In this episode, we discuss:

• What limb occlusion pressure is
• Why it's important for BFR training (how too low or high of pressures can be problematic)
• Factors that determine your LOP
• How to measure LOP

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References:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31346900/ - Comparison between two mathematical methods to estimate arterial occlusion pressure and tourniquet effectiveness in lower limb surgery: a prospective, randomized, double blind, comparative study (Kasem et al, 2019)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16717321/ - A new method for estimating arterial occlusion pressure in optimizing pneumatic tourniquet inflation pressure (Tuncali et al, 2006)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22143843/ - Effects of cuff width on arterial occlusion: implications for blood flow restricted exercise (JP Loenneke, 2012)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3421083/ - Wide tourniquet cuffs more effective at lower inflation pressures (Crenshaw et al, 1988)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34515589/ - The Effect of Body Position and the Reliability of Upper Limb Arterial Occlusion Pressure Using a Handheld Doppler Ultrasound for Blood Flow Restriction Training (Karanasios, 2022)

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29196847/ - Body position influences arterial occlusion pressure: implications for the standardization of pressure during blood flow restricted exercise (Sieljacks, 2018)