Blood Flow Restriction Training (BFRT) – True Gains? PM&R News   •   November 2019 By now many of you have heard of blood flow restriction training (BFRT).  With this relatively novel treatment, few studies have looked at effects on both proximal and distal segments as well as the contralateral limb.  So remind me again of what BFR training entails? “low-load exercise performed while wearing an inflatable tourniquet on the proximal limb, which partially restricts arterial inflow and venous return from the extremity.” In this 6-week randomized controlled-trial¹ 26 participants were observed for effects of strength, torque, work, power, and limb circumference. [...]