- Author/Presenter Jim Stray-Gundersen, MD
- 1 hour, 15 minutes
- NASM, BOC, & AFAA Approved CEUs
- 60-day Course Access from date of purchase
NASM, BOC, & AFAA approval
CEUs: 0.1 NASM, 1 BOC, 1 AFAA
B Strong is approved by the National Academy of Sports Medicine, Board of Certification, and Athletics and Fitness Association of America to offer continuing education to Certified Athletic Trainers.
Post-purchase, the course is available for 60-days via the B Strong learning management system.
This course is designed to introduce practitioners to the use of blood flow restriction as a therapeutic intervention. There are many types of blood flow restriction devices that are used in rehabilitation and strength and conditioning, yet some can cause more harm than good. This course will teach the practitioner the physiological benefits of blood flow restriction training as well as the safety mechanisms that must occur in order to best deliver the desired effects from application of various restrictive bands.
Athletic trainers use many methods to improve strength, power, and proprioception. These approaches are useful, yet can leave the patient with increased muscle soreness, and slow strength gains, and only focus on strengthening a singular body part at a time. Elastic blood flow restriction bands used as an adjunct to standardized fitness and strength training elicits a robust physiological systemic response that improves strength and fitness in a shorter amount of time with improved patient outcomes. Athletic trainers need to understand the physiology of muscle training and the application of elastic blood flow restriction bands cause a metabolic crisis that leads to up regulating protein synthesis and the recruitment of additional motor units. Neuro-Immune and endocrine responses are also amplified. The application of elastic blood flow restriction bands allows the patient to use lighter weight, with less muscle damage, while at the same time, eliciting a more advanced anabolic response. Over time the patient progresses faster and stays more holistically fit while improving strength gains. Athletic trainers must learn the physiological responses to elastic BFR application, efficacy, indications, and contra-indications of this rehabilitation adjunct to improve patient goals and outcomes.
Course Authored and Developed by leading BFR expert Jim Stray-Gundersen, MD, based on his thousands of applications for various populations from the Olympian looking to make the podium, to the senior looking to improve daily life.
This course is designed for Personal Trainers, Strength and Conditioning Coaches, Athletic Trainers, Pilates Instructors, Yoga instructors, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Chiropractors and Medical Doctors, Athletes, Consumers.
To the trainer, coach, physical therapist….
Be at the forefront of care and education
Get the latest technology to deliver top-notch care and results to your clients and/or patients
To the athlete…
Maximize Performance. Minimize damage
Use science-based protocols for efficient, effective trainingPerform stronger, endure longer, finish faster
Recover faster, extend your career
To the active ager…
Fight the effects of aging
Extend your healthspan
Build strength, achieve a strong body to stay healthfully vibrant in your 40s, 50s, 60s, and beyond
To the injured…
Get back, ahead of the curve
Get rid of the pain
Get back, ahead of the curve
Get rid of the pain