Relationship Between Blood Flow and Performance Recovery: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

Borne, Ronald F.; Hausswirth, Christophe; Bieuzen, François

doi:10.1123/ijspp.2015-0779

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“…Unfortunately, the evidence for vascular occlusion as an effective post-exercise recovery modality is currently inconsistent. Two investigations identified improved recovery 10,11 whereas others 13,14,15 disagree. Methodological differences exist when implementing vascular occlusion, for example standardised cuff pressures have been implemented despite recommendations regarding individualised application relative to thigh girth and resting blood measurements 16 .…”

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The effect of lower limb occlusion on recovery following sprint exercise in academy rugby players

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Russell

Cook

et al. 2018

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

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Section: Accepted Manuscript Introductionmentioning

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The effect of lower limb occlusion on recovery following sprint exercise in academy rugby players

Williams

Russell

Cook

et al. 2018

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

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“…Probably, the greater number of muscles stimulated evoked an acute effect on blood flow, but also on systemic fatigue with the consequent maintenance of high lactate values. In this line, Borne et al (2017) suggested that NMES would contribute to lactate removal from the exercising muscles. In contrast, authors indicated that applying a systemic treatment might decrease the effectiveness to remove lactate from the active muscle during exercise.…”

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Impact of Active Recovery and Whole-Body Electromyostimulation on Blood-Flow and Blood Lactate Removal in Healthy People

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This study aimed to determine whether an active recovery with added whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) can increase blood flow and lead to blood lactate removal after intense exercise. Thirty-five healthy individuals (23.1 ± 4.6 years) were randomly assigned to: (a) an experimental group using active recovery together with the WB-EMS (n = 18) or (b) a control group using the same active recovery protocol with the suit with no-stimulation (CON, n = 17). Participants performed a maximal graded exercise test followed by an active recovery protocol (walking at 40% of their maximum aerobic velocity). During the recovery, participants in WB-EMS and CON received continuous stimulation at 7 Hz or no stimulation, respectively. Heart rate, blood lactate concentrations, pain/discomfort, and hemodynamic measurements were recorded before and after the test, and repeated immediately after and at min 30 and 60. The between-group analysis showed a substantially greater Peak blood velocity (−0.27 [−0.68; 0.14]) in WB-EMS compared to CON. The pain/discomfort levels were also lower in WB-EMS compared with CON (0.66 [−0.12; 1.45]). Non-significant differences in participants' blood lactate were observed in WB-EMS compared with CON both immediately; at 30and 60 min. Our findings suggest that increased local blood flow induced by WB-EMS may have contributed to greater lactate removal from active muscles and blood lactate clearance. WB-EMS may be an effective means of increasing muscle blood flow after a maximal graded exercise test and could result in improved recovery.

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“…Unfortunately, the evidence for vascular occlusion as an effective post-exercise recovery modality is currently inconsistent. Two investigations have identified improvements in recovery (Beaven et al 2012;Page et al 2017) whereas others disagree (Garcia et al 2017;Northey et al 2016;Borne et al 2016) (refer to section 2.6.1). This disparity may be explained by methodological differences in the implementation of vascular occlusion, variance in participant activity levels and variability in the stimulus for EIMD.…”

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“…This disparity may be explained by methodological differences in the implementation of vascular occlusion, variance in participant activity levels and variability in the stimulus for EIMD. Borne et al (2016) applied 24 min of continual pressure using elastic wraps versus the intermittent application of pressure for 12 min in other studies showing accelerated recovery (Beaven et al 2012). Moreover, standardised cuff pressures have been used irrespective of participant characteristics despite recommendations regarding individualisation of cuff pressures relative to thigh girth and resting blood measurements .…”

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Pre-competition and recovery strategies in elite sport: the use of vascular occlusion and ischemic preconditioning

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Pre-competition and recovery strategies in elite sport: the use of vascular occlusion and ischemia Understanding competition demands and training are only two components that impact overall performance which have been previously established in the literature; pre-competition and recovery can also improve athletic performance. However, considerably less research has been conducted in elite populations, investigating the effect of pre-competition and recovery strategies. This thesis set out to investigate a pre-competition and recovery strategy for application in elite sport, via a series of studies specifically focussed on vascular occlusion and limb ischemic preconditioning (IPC). Common to all studies was the importance of individualising cuff pressure and ensuring all studies were completed with elite athletes. Study one investigated the use of vascular occlusion combined with resistance exercise, performed in the morning prior to afternoon exercise performance. Despite exercise with occlusion attenuating the decline in T from morning to afternoon, this did not translate into improved afternoon performance in strength-power athletes. Study two examined the use of limb IPC applied 2h and 24h prior to swimming time trial performance. There were no differences in physiological (blood gases and lactate) or performance markers measured between conditions, when compared to a control. Study three investigated vascular occlusion applied as a recovery strategy following repeated sprint exercise, in rugby union players. Recovery rate, assessed through biochemical, hormonal, neuromuscular and subjective perception of muscle soreness were not significantly different following application of vascular occlusion. This thesis successfully examined the use of vascular occlusion/limb IPC as a precompetition and recovery strategy within elite athletes. Despite the absence of performance improvements, this thesis addressed some of the practical limitations of applying predetermined protocols in sport and offered alternative protocols to be applied across a range of sports (strengthpower, anaerobic, team sports) in areas which have not previously been investigated, providing clear practical implications and future research to inform coaches and performance scientists.

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Relationship Between Blood Flow and Performance Recovery: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study

Cited by 22 publications

References 34 publications

The effect of lower limb occlusion on recovery following sprint exercise in academy rugby players

The effect of lower limb occlusion on recovery following sprint exercise in academy rugby players

Impact of Active Recovery and Whole-Body Electromyostimulation on Blood-Flow and Blood Lactate Removal in Healthy People

Pre-competition and recovery strategies in elite sport: the use of vascular occlusion and ischemic preconditioning

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