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Timeline of the patient history. ReA, reactive arthritis; NSAID, non-steroid anti-flammatory drugs; BFR-RT, blood flow restricted exercise.
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F1
After 3 months without improvements, the patient was offered 12 weeks of BFR-RT to (i) improve his functional capacity, (ii) reduce swelling of the knee joint, and (iii) reduce knee symptoms (Figure 1).
(A) Placement of the pneumatic cuff; (B) illustration of the lunge exercise; (C) illustration of the squat exercise.
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F2
The BFR-RT was performed at home every second day for 12 weeks, and consisted of squat and lunges (Figures 2B,C). A conically shaped pneumatic cuff (Occlude APS, size: Large, width = 11.7 cm) was placed around the proximal part of the right thigh (Figure 2A).