Johnny Owens (Owens Recovery Science): Blood Flow Restriction Training

Monarch Human Performance Podcast

Johnny Owens BS, MPT is CEO and Director of Clinical Education for Owens Recovery Science, a corporation recognized in the INC 500. He manages a research portfolio of over 40 clinical trials being conducted worldwide primarily studying the effects of Blood Flow Restriction Rehabilitation in clinical populations.

He is the former Chief of Human Performance Optimization at the Center for the Intrepid (CFI) at San Antonio Military Medical Center and continues to serve as a consultant and clinical researcher at the CFI.

He completed his undergraduate course work in Biology at The University of Texas at Austin and earned his Masters in Physical Therapy at The University of Texas Medical Branch. He serves as a medical consultant for teams in the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL and collegiate sports. He is involved in numerous clinical trials involving regenerative medicine, sports medicine, blood flow restriction and high-energy trauma. Owens has been published extensively in the peer-reviewed literature, regularly speaks at the national and international level and his work has been featured on 60 Minutes, Time Magazine, NPR, Discovery Channel and ESPN.

In this episode Johnny talks about:

• His pathway in to Physical Therapy.

• His work at the Centre for the Intrepid.

• Where his interest in Blood flow restriction came from.

• The common mistakes when utilising BFR.

• The correct protocols to maximise BFR.

Resources discussed:

Evernote

The Stoic Challenge by William Irvine

You can contact Johnny via his website at Owensrecoveryscience.com or follow him on Twitter

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