Bilateral blood flow restriction of the legs worsens acute walking balance of older adults – a full factorial randomised experiment
Our findings suggest that BFR results in poorer acute walking balance, with a dose-response relationship for cuff pressure. Supervised walking trials are warranted to further assess the safety of BFR training in community settings and whether these balance-related changes may stimulate beneficial chronic balance adaptations.
Authors
- Keith Hill (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2191-0308)
- Morteza Ghayomzadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7962-2045)
- Kieran J. Marston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8050-4887)
- Paul S.R. Goods (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2585-6852)
- Jeremiah J. Peiffer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3331-1177)
- Brendan R. Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2484-4019)
- Brook Galna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5890-1894)
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- New South Wales Department of Health (AU)
- Murdoch University (AU)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
- The University of Notre Dame Australia (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Gait & Posture
- Published
- 2025-11-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.gaitpost.2025.110022
- Primary Topic
- Balance, Gait, and Falls Prevention
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00