Blood Flow Restriction Therapy Following Acute Shoulder Injury Patients

Description

Atrophy and weakness of the shoulder are a common problem following treatment of a number of shoulder and elbow pathologies. Even with relatively short periods of reduced activity, the magnitude of muscle loss can be quite substantial.

Conditions

Shoulder Injury

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Study Details

Study overview

Atrophy and weakness of the shoulder are a common problem following treatment of a number of shoulder and elbow pathologies. Even with relatively short periods of reduced activity, the magnitude of muscle loss can be quite substantial.

Blood Flow Restriction Therapy Following Acute Shoulder Injury Patients: Assessment of Efficacy in Return to Activity

Blood Flow Restriction Therapy Following Acute Shoulder Injury Patients

Condition
Shoulder Injury
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Winston-Salem

Wake Forest University Health Sciences, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * injured patient with clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) consistent with a formal diagnosis of non-operative rotator cuff and/or biceps tendinopathy
  • * no prior upper extremity ipsilateral procedures or history of deep vein thrombosis
  • * those willing to be part of the study
  • * patients younger than 18 or older than 55 years of age
  • * a history of revision surgery or prior ipsilateral upper extremity surgery
  • * concomitant ligamentous, tendinous, or cartilage injury that would alter postoperative rehabilitation protocol
  • * inability to comply with the proposed follow-up clinic visits
  • * patients lacking decisional capacity

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 55 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Wake Forest University Health Sciences,

Kristen Nicholson, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Study Record Dates

2026-07