Acute effects of low load resistance training with blood flow restriction on serum growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor-1, and testosterone in patients with mild to moderate unilateral knee osteoarthritis

Objective: To investigate the acute effects of blood flow restriction (BFR) with single-leg low load resistance exercise and high load resistance exercise on serum insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), growth hormone (GH), and testosterone in patients with unilateral knee osteoarthritis (OA). Method...

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Main Authors: Yangguang Chen, Junguo Wang, Shuoqi Li, Yinghao Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-10-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844022023398