The Effectiveness of Blood Flow Restriction Exercise on Quadriceps Muscle Strength in Osteoarthritis Patients: A Literature Review

Abstract

Background

Osteoarthritis is a disorder caused by degeneration of the body, particularly in old age. Osteoarthritis is usually characterized by structural damage to the joints and decreased physical function. Exerciseblood flow restrictionbe an alternative step to provide an effect on muscle adaptation. Providing exerciseblood flow restrictioncan provide physiological adaptation to muscle strength and mass, so that physical function will improve along with increases in muscle strength and mass.

Objectives

This literature review aims to examine in more detail the effects of training usingblood flow restrictionon quadriceps muscle strength in osteoarthritis sufferers

Methods

This research uses the methodsystematic literature review The database used to search for literature is data found on the website.scopus, google scholars And pubmed The research results are presented by examining the quality of the documents in detail and according to the scope of the research.

Results

The results of the study showed an increase in muscle strength.quadricepsusing trainingblood flow restrictionin osteoarthritis sufferers.

Conclusion

The conclusion of this study is that there is effectiveness in quadriceps muscle strength in osteoarthritis sufferers with training using.blood flow resrtricion However, the load must be adjusted to achieve satisfactory results and avoid further injury.