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In this episode Johnny and Kyle talk with two authors, Dr. Ellen Hillegass and Dr. Kathleen Lukaszewicz, of the recent Clinical Practice Guideline covering PT management of Venous Thromboembolism. This was such an enjoyable and educational chat! We know you will enjoy it... Link to the paper: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35567347/ Link to the pocket guide: https://www.guidelinecentral.com/shop/...

This year our Guest is Ryan Keogh: Ryan Keogh, originally from Caldwell, Idaho, was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army upon his graduation from the United States Military Academy at West Point. Ryan served as a conventional Army infantry officer, leading a platoon of soldiers during a yearlong deployment to Northeast Afghanistan, before being selected to serve in the US Arm...

In this installment of the Owens Recovery Science podcast Johnny and Kyle interview Nicole Walter, PT. Nicole is a Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Neurologic Physical Therapy with 20 years experience at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She is the neurologic residency coordinator for Parkview and is adjunct faculty at Trine University. She has used BFR in a variety of neurological c...

In this episode the guys chat about the use of creatine in conjunction with BFR resistance training. As usual they breakdown our current knowledge with an emphasis on safety and then get into the meat and potatoes of what has been shown in the BFR literature. Here are the papers mentioned: Rawson, E. S., Clarkson, P. M., & Tarnopolsky, M. A. (2017). Perspectives on Exertional Rhabdomyolysis. S...

In this episode, the fellas recap all the goings on at the biggest PT conference of the year and how much BFR was featured! We hope you enjoy! https://owensrecoveryscience.com/

In this episode Johnny and Kyle chat with Dr. Shane Scholten of Augustana University. Dr. Scholten has been investigating the effects of IPC on performance and has noted some particularly interesting things in terms of mechanisms, pressure needed, and overall effects. Learn more about Dr. Scholten here: https://www.augie.edu/directory/shane-scholten-phd Dr. Scholten's work that we discussed:...

It’s our final podcast for the year, so we thought we’d do a bit of Q&A as well as just cover a number of recent happenings in the BFR and rehab spaces that we’ve participated in or supported. Thanks so much for listening and don’t hesitate to send us questions or topics you’d like to hear us cover. Some of the papers referenced in our answers: Christiansen, D., & Bishop, D. J. (2022). Aer...

This is one of our longer podcasts, but we cover a ton of ground here when it comes to space travel and the muscle, bone, and nervous system responses. Ultimately we’re curious how BFR might provide some solutions both for terrestrial life as well as for space travel and Dr. Luke Hughes helps us understand how BFR might fit into the picture. We hope you enjoy!! Opening backing track used under the...

In this newest episode Johnny and Kyle talk with Dr. Alex Franz from the Department of Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery at the University Hospital of Bonn. We discuss Dr. Franz's extensive research in blood flow restriction exercise and how he's using that path to solve big problems in medicine! This conversation is pretty epic! You're sure to enjoy. Below you'll find the papers...

In this episode Johnny and the fellas discuss 4 papers where BFR did not work! What?!? How can that be??? Well...gotta listen to find out! We begin by discussing briefly how hard research in medicine is... Here's a reference: Howick, J., Koletsi, D., Ioannidis, J. P. A., Madigan, C., Pandis, N., Loef, M., Walach, H., Sauer, S., Kleijnen, J., Seehra, J., Johnson, T., & Schmidt, S. (2022)....

This episode of the ORS podcast is worth a listen just for Johnny's imitation of the Australian accent. Spoiler...it's terrible!! But if that doesn't tickle your fancy then stick around because Johnny and Kyle talk with Adrian Sexton about his work as an exercise physiologist in concussion rehab. They cover some basics as it relates to concussion and its management and then they div...

In our second installment of our special Memorial Day releases we have our instructor Zac Dunkle talking with fellow Marine, Gunnery Sergeant Tom Schmidt. They discuss: Tom's time in the service Its impact on his life The Rush of War - why some guys keep going back Task Force 8211 Fox Company In Memoriam: Team Chief Master Sergeant Eden Pearl  Nick Roush US ARMY Phyops (physiological operatio...

The first of two Memorial Day podcasts this year. Begin this podcast at 1:33PM local to observe The National Moment of Remembrance at 3PM local. In this podcast Major General Daniel Walrath (ret) discusses his service, his injury, and his recovery with Johnny. He concludes by memorializing the 4 people killed in the attack on his group in Afghanistan. In Memoriam: Command Sergeant Major Kevin Grif...

In this episode the guys discuss two recent papers that build off of previous podcasts. The first article discussed is the use of BFR in Adolescents after ACLR. We previously chatted with the authors of this paper on our episode from June 23, 2020 titled "BFR in Kids!?!" The second paper discussed is a recent survey that was published looking into the use of BFR in persons with neurologi...

It's 2022 y'all and we're excited for a new year of podcasts and knowledge! In this episode we talk with Dr. Edward Chang of INOVA Medical Group about his study utilizing BFR early in the rehab continuum following ACL reconstruction surgery. You can read more about Dr. Chang and his study at the links below: https://www.inova.org/doctors/edward-s-chang-md https://www.healio.com/news...

In this episode of the Owens Recovery Science Podcast, Johnny and Kyle chat with the folks at Springbok Analytics about their new and truly amazing technology! * What does Johnny always say? * What does Johnny’s Dad always say? * What does Kyle’s Dad always say? * Intro Joe Hart, Phd, AT and Scott Magargee, CEO of Springbok Analytics * What is Springbok? * Background on how it came to be * NFL Ham...

In this episode Luke Hughes, PhD aka the Drake of BFR returns to discuss his recent paper titled "Aerobic exercise with blood flow restriction causes local and systemic hypoalgesia and increases circulating opioid and endocannabinoid levels". This study followed similar methods to his previous work in terms of outcome measures and its general design. Give it a listen and let us know what...

In this episode Johnny and Kyle chat with Dr. Lee Winchester about his BFR research. We discuss his recent paper in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and we talk somewhat in-depth about muscle damage. Lee Winchester, PhD is an assistant professor of exercise science at the University of Alabama. His research interests include 1) the potential synergy between BFR and high-intensity...

In this episode, Johnny and Kyle chat with Dr. Jeremy Loenneke of the University of Mississippi about his BFR research. We cover a number of topics here. You’re sure to enjoy this one!! Topics covered: * Dr. Loenneke’s beginnings in BFR research * The move of BFR into the clinical world and the many things that must be considered when doing so. And the chief need for large scale studies. * What do...

Tell their story - In episode 3 of our Memorial Day triple cast Johnny interviews Ryan Hendrickson author of "Tip of the Spear" (buy it here https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07W1KC344), and Dr. Joe Hsu of Atrium Health. They talk about their experiences managing and recovering from limb salvage procedures. More about Ryan: https://ryanmhendrickson.com/ More about Dr. Hsu: https://atriumhealth....

Tell their story episode 2 - In this installment Kyle reads a message from his friend and Marine Will Cuellar about Memorial Day and 3 men he would like to honor. Then Johnny and Kyle talk w/ Retired Lt. Col. Dr. Kevin Kirk of The San Antonio Orthopedic Group. For more about Dr. Kirk: https://www.tsaog.com/our-physicians/physician/kevin-kirk/ https://owensrecoveryscience.com/

Tell their story - This is our inaugural Memorial Day podcast where we will attempt to honor the fallen. In this first episode, Kyle offers a brief history of Memorial Day and some of the traditions associated with it. At minute 16 we observe a one-minute moment of silence in honor of the National Moment of Remembrance. Then Zac and Kyle talk about Zac's time in the Marine Corps, some of the...

In this episode Johnny and Kyle chat with Dr. Jamie Burr, Director of the Human Performance & Health Research Laboratory at the University of Guelph. During this podcast we discuss Dr. Burr and his lab’s work centering on ischemic preconditioning, and blood flow restriction exercise and how it can be used to address the exercise needs of the elite level athlete to person’s managing chronic dis...

In this episode Johnny and Kyle chat with Todd Schroeder, PhD, MS, CSCS, FACSM of the University of Southern California. The fellas discuss how Todd go interested in BFR and how he has and continues to explore its effects on muscle! Dr. Schroeder holds a full-time faculty position in the USC Division of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy. He is the Director of the USC Clinical Exercise Research C...

In this episode we chat with Associate Professor in the Division of Physical Therapy and the Department of Orthopedic Surgery at University of Kentucky Brian Noehren, PT, PhD, FACSM and Associate Professor Chris Fry, PhD of University of Kentucky in the Department of Athletic Training and Clinical Nutrition. Brian and Chris have a registered (ref. no. NCT03364647), ongoing ACLR trial utilizing BFR...