Why blood flow restriction cuff features are an important methodological consideration- a short commentary on “cerebral cortex activation and functional connectivity during low-load resistance training with blood flow restriction: an fNIRS study”

• Nicholas Rolnick,
• Nicholas Rolnick,
• Matthew Clarkson,
• Luke Hughes,
• Vasileios Korakakis,
• Victor De Queiros,
• Stephen D. Patterson,
• Samuel Buckner,
• Tim Werner,
• Dahan Da Cunha Nascimento,
• Sten Stray-Gundersen,
• Okan Kamiş,
• Mathias Thoelen,
• Kyle Kimbrell,
• Ewoud Jacobs

Affiliations

Nicholas Rolnick

The BFR Pros, New York, NY, United States

Nicholas Rolnick

Department of Exercise Science and Recreation, CUNY Lehman College, Bronx, NY, United States

Matthew Clarkson

Institute for Health and Sport, Victoria University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia

Luke Hughes

Department of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Vasileios Korakakis

Department of Health Sciences, PhD in Physiotherapy Program, University of Nicosia, Nicosia, Cyprus

Victor De Queiros

Graduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Brazil

Stephen D. Patterson

Centre for Applied Performance Sciences, St. Mary’s University Twickenham, London, United Kingdom

Samuel Buckner

USF Muscle Laboratory, Exercise Science Program, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, United States

Tim Werner

Department of Exercise Science, Salisbury University, Salisbury, MD, United States

Dahan Da Cunha Nascimento

0Department of Physical Education, Catholic University of Brasilia (UCB), Brasilia, Brazil

Sten Stray-Gundersen

1Department of Exercise Science, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States

Okan Kamiş

2Department of Sports and Health, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Türkiye

Mathias Thoelen

3Department of Physical Therapy, Anna TopSupport, Eindhoven, Netherlands

Kyle Kimbrell

4Owens Recovery Science, San Antonio, TX, United States

Ewoud Jacobs

5Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Ghent University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent, Belgium