Low back pain is reportedly one of the most common ailments. In the United States, 39% of adults reported having had lower back pain within the past three months. [1] Worldwide, approximately 7.5% of the global population were estimated to have low back pain. [2] The...
KAATSU is widely regarded as the original form of blood flow resistance (BFR) training. While this is true, KAATSU offers so much more than BFR. This is because of the KAATSU Cycle, which was discovered by Dr. Sato in 1973 and patented on October 3, 2017....
Sometimes it seems like knees take more than their fair share of abuse. A torn ACL, ruptured meniscus, patellar tendinitis, or osteoarthritis can hamper your mobility and make life so much more challenging. Keeping knees healthy is an important thing to do, and...
I’ve been asked a number of times whether KAATSU can help with peripheral neuropathy. That’s an interesting question. It’s not the intended purpose of KAATSU to help with that condition, but what I read, it seems like there are ways KAATSU use could...
Someone said to me we should advertise KAATSU more. I agree, but marketing KAATSU is an interesting prospect. It’s a niche product in some ways. After all, how many other BFR devices have you heard of, if you’ve even heard of BFR? However, KAATSU’s...
The weather in the Niagara Region of Canada has been strange this winter. Normally in February we’d be in the grip of the cold. Wind would be howling, snow would be blowing, our yards all covered in white. Not this year, and especially not today. It’s...
