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Blood flow restriction as a post-exercise recovery strategy: A systematic review of the current status of the literature

José M. Oliva-Lozano
1
,
Stephen D. Patterson
2
,
George Chiampas
1
,
Ellie Maybury
1
,
Rick Cost
1

1.
United States Soccer Federation. Chicago, IL, United States
2.
Centre for Applied Performance Sciences, St Mary’s University, Twickenham, London, UK
Biol Sport. 2024;41(3):191–200
Online publish date: 2024/02/07
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