The Obscure Exercise Technique Changing Injury Rehab

How blood flow restriction became the hottest method in physical therapy

Garnet Henderson
Elemental
Published in
6 min readMay 23, 2019

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FFor more than a century, the prevailing medical advice on the best way to heal after injury or surgery was to rest. But over the past few decades, research has made it clear that movement speeds recovery, and now experts recommend incorporating…

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