Owens Recovery Science

In this episode the fellas discuss a recent paper in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. The paper did a really nice job of refining the work of other authors to remove some bias and give a nice picture of what has been shown thus far as it pertains to the comparison of BFR w/ light weigh to traditional strength training via heavy load. Grønfeldt, B. M., Lindberg Nielsen,...

In this episode of the Owens Recovery Science podcast Johnny and Kyle chat with Mark Mañago, PT, DPT, PhD, NCS. Mark is an Assistant Professor in the Physical Therapy program at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. Mañago is a dedicated researcher, focused on advancing clinical research in the field of rehabilitation in people with multiple sclerosis and other neurological condi...

In this episode we talk with Brad Lambert, PhD of Houston Methodist about their ACLR and throwing shoulder BFR studies, along with his general curiosities and future clinical BFR work. We hope you enjoy the listen! #EARNYOURDEFLATE https://owensrecoveryscience.com/

In this episode the guys discuss a recent paper evaluating the biomechanical changes that occur when combining BFR with a step up task in healthy subjects and subjects who have had ACLR. Primary paper: Telfer, S., Calhoun, J., Bigham, J., Mand, S., Gellert, J., Hagen, M., Kweon, C., & Gee, A. (2020). Biomechanical Effects of Blood Flow Restriction Training after ACL Reconstruction. Medicine an...

On this episode of the Owens Recovery Science Podcast Johnny and Kyle chat with Angie West, ATC, John Faltus, PT, ATC and Chad Frazier, ATC. These 3 have worked in some of the coolest areas of musculoskeletal rehabilitation!! They work with circus performers!! Want to learn even more about performance medicine? Check out their podcast!! PMED Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/pmed-podc...

In this episode of the ORS podcast Johnny and the fellas discuss a recent paper that has given additional support to the ability of repeated inflations of a cuff limiting muscle atrophy from disuse. Here’s the paper: Kakehi, S., Tamura, Y., Kubota, A., Takeno, K., Kawaguchi, M., Sakuraba, K., Kawamori, R., & Watada, H. (2020). Effects of blood flow restriction on muscle size and gene expressio...

In this episode of the Owens Recovery Science podcast we chat with Luke Hughes, PhD about his work thus far in the field on the topics of ACLR rehab with BFR and how BFR influences exercise induced hypoalgesia. You can find Luke on Twitter at @Luke_H04 Shout out to Brian Goonan, PT aka the Hops and Squats PT for the intro to our podcast today. You can find him on Twitter under the handle @TuneInTo...

In this podcast Johnny and the guys chat using BFR on horses with Sherry Johnson, DVM. Dr. Johnson is a specialist in Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitation (DACVSMR) and a PhD candidate at Colorado State University where her research is focused on novel rehabilitation modalities related to tendon healing. She is a partner and managing veterinarian of Equine Sports Medicine & Rehabilitati...

That’s right people!! Next to, “How the heck does this work above the cuff?” this is easily the most frequently asked question at our courses, “Is it safe in children?” In this episode we’ve got Adam Weaver, PT and Nick Giampetruzzi, PT from Connecticut Children’s, and Jeannie Graf, PT with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta on to discuss the research studies that they’re beginning very soon on BFR...

In this installment of the ORS podcast Kyle Kimbrell, PT interviews Johnny Owens, PT and Larry Cahalin, PT, PhD about their contributions to the PACER Project. Below you can find links to each of their talks as well as the project on the whole. We hope you enjoy this episode and we hope to see you at one of our courses very soon! Johnny Owens, PT - Blood Flow Restriction https://www.youtube.com/wa...

In this episode Johnny and Kyle chat with Physical Therapist Matt Tuttle. Matt is the PT and Lead Sports Scientist for the Denver Nuggets. Matt and the guys cover typical day in the life as a clinician in the NBA, how the Denver Nuggets are utilizing BFR in the care of their athletes, and Kyle's unhealthy obsession with smoked brisket! Tune in and enjoy!! https://owensrecoveryscience.com/

In this episode Johnny and the guys tackle the somewhat confusing topic of cell swelling and what role, if any, it plays in the adaptation from BFR exercise application. They discuss why the cell might swell, what the literature has shown thus far, what are the short comings of the existing literature, and how one might incorporate this principle in an optimal fashion in practice. https://owensrec...

In this installment of the Owens Recovery Science podcast Johnny and Kyle sit down to talk shop with Senior Director of Sports Medicine and Performance Reggie Scott, ATC, and Physical Therapist / Assistant Athletic Trainer Jon Hernandez, PT, ATC of the Los Angeles Rams. They cover a lot of ground in this one. You'll learn all about how they're handling the COVID-19 pandemic and of course...

Project 11!! In this episode Johnny and Kyle talk with ESPN Senior Writer and Injury Analyst Stephania Bell, PT, OCS about her documentary on Alex Smith’s recovery from a compound fracture of his right lower leg. Both Stephania and Johnny played key roles in Alex’s recovery as well as the piece. Johnny’s expertise in limb salvage, as well as his DOD connections helped get Alex access to facilities...

In this episode Johnny and Kyle interview Heather Milligan. Heather is founder and owner of Elite OrthoSport Physical Therapy located in Los Angeles, CA. She is a graduate of Texas Woman's University's PT program in Dallas TX and has also received her Masters in Business Administration from University of Nevada Las Vegas. She is a board certified specialist in Orthopedics and a board cer...

In this episode Johnny and Kyle talk with the founder of the Chanda Plan Foundation and the Chanda Center for Health Chanda Hinton and her physical therapist Sara Schaffer. During the guys learn all about how they work to improve the quality of healthcare for persons with spinal cord injury as well as how they're using blood flow restriction exercise in this population. This is one heck of a...

In this episode Johnny and the guys tackle the complicated decision making process involved in choosing whether or not to use BFR when considering the risk of VTE. Below we’ve included the notes with bibliography that we worked from so that you can follow along if you like. We hope you enjoy it!! #EARNYOURDEFLATE Caprini risk assessment - https://venousdisease.com/caprini-dvt-risk-assessment-app/...

In this episode Johnny and the guys discuss the recent paper published by Center showing similar adaptations in tendon with heavy load training and low-load BFR training on Achilles tendon size and stiffness. They also tease a number of things in the works, like a soon to be published monograph they wrote along with Luke Hughes, PhD and Stephen Patterson, PhD for the APTA (that thing is 70 pages l...

In this episode of the Owens Recovery Science Podcast Johnny chats with Jeremiah Randall, PT, ATC of the Houston Astros, and Seth Blee, PT, DPT of the World Champion Washington Nationals about taking care of elite baseball players, and how they're using blood flow restricted exercise as part of their athlete management. https://owensrecoveryscience.com/

In this podcast the guys take on the topic of Ischemic Pre-Conditioning. They discuss why it works and how clinicians might use it to aid their clients with their performance and rehabilitation needs. This one gets a little dense folks, but hang with us, we try to tie it up nice and neat in the end. Here are a few of the papers that we discuss... One of the earliest papers published: https://www.n...

In this episode the guys breakdown some recent papers covering the acute physiologic responses to BFR exercise as they relate to pressure, and two papers on BFR in the rehabilitation of ACL reconstruction. Here are links to the papers covered... Warmington's pressure paper: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2019.01018/full Hughes' Comfort and Pain paper: https://www.scie...

In today's episode, we break down what Orthobiologics such as PRP and "Stem Cell" injections actually are, how they are used, how they are abused and the role BFR may play. We have three experts joining us who are doing a lot of interesting work in the Orthobiologics space. They are Alberto Panero, DO, Umar Khan, MD and Tyler Opitz, DPT, SCS, CSCS. Enjoy! Alberto J. Panero, D.O. Sac...

In today's Podcast, Johnny, Kyle, Zac and Ben discuss how you would progress your BFR programming after injury or surgery. Check out our website at: https://www.owensrecoveryscience.com/ BFR Position Stand Paper: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2019.00533/full https://owensrecoveryscience.com/

In today's episode, we discuss the recent presentation by Dr Bradley Lambert and Methodist Healthcare System Houston on the effects of PBFR on Bone after ACL Reconstruction. We also discuss a recent publication on the pressure needed to create peripheral vascular adaptations. Lastly, we answer listener questions about BFR and non-weight bearing situations and use in pediatrics. Links: https:/...

In today's podcast, we discuss the application of Personalized BFR in soccer. My guests are Kurt Andrews Director of Sports Medicine at Sporting Kansas City, Reade Whitney Head Athletic Trainer for the Chicago Fire and Paul Lombardo Lead Assistant Athletic Trainer for the Seattle Sounders. https://owensrecoveryscience.com/