EXTRA CREDITS: Incorporating Blood Flow Restriction into Clinical Practice

Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) has been around for decades but recently gained popularity in North America in outpatient orthopaedic practice. This presentation will be a combined lecture and lab, exploring the history, mechanism, and safety of BFR but also letting some participants experience a BFR training session. Case studies will also be discussed, focusing on outpatient orthopaedic cases but also discussing application to some cardiopulmonary and neurological cases in addition to a wellness/sports performance environment.

Anne "Anny" Marie Bierman, PT, DPT, SCS, CMTPT, ASTYM- CERT shares her insight and expertise on "Incorporating Blood Flow Restriction into Clinical Practice."

What to expect: 

Objectives: 
By the end of this lecture participants will be able to:

• Discuss the history of BFR
• Explain the mechanism of BFR
• Apply BFR to various patient’s exercises
• Experience (or observe) a BFR training session
• Summarize the literature with regards to BFR in various cases

About the Speaker

Anne "Anny" Marie Bierman, PT, DPT, SCS, CMTPT, ASTYM- CERT Anne Marie Bierman (“Anny”) received her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science, a Masters of Physical Therapy, and a clinical Doctorate of Physical Therapy all through Saint Louis University (SLU). At SLU, she was an All-Conference and All-Region soccer player, and Female Athlete of the Year in 2004. She is also a board-certified clinical specialist in sports physical therapy and certified in both dry needling and Astym.

Dr. Bierman is skilled in manual therapy for the spine and extremities. She is experienced in treating a wide variety of orthopedic conditions and sports diagnoses but specializes in hips and knees. In addition to young athletes, Dr. Bierman especially enjoys treating patients with sacroiliac joint dysfunction. Her treatment approach involves hands-on, functional, one-on-one training to patients.

Dr. Bierman is an active member of both the Illinois and the American Physical Therapy Associations and represents the Eastern Central District on both Nominating Committee and as a State Assembly Representative. She holds a National D soccer coaching license and is very active in the western suburban soccer community. She has been with Athletico Physical Therapy since 2005 and currently is manager of clinical programs, coordinator of the EIM Sports and Orthopedic Residency Programs, program manager for the ACL 3P program, and program manager for the hip preservation program.

She resides in Naperville with her husband Brian and sons Benjamin, Peter, and William.

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This program was originally recorded July 28, 2020.

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