Owens Recovery Science

08/31/2026

📣 Atlanta-area clinicians — mark your calendars!

Owens Recovery Science is hosting a Point of Care Ultrasound (PoCUS) Course in Avondale Estates, GA on October 24–25, 2026.

This two-day course is designed for physical therapists, athletic trainers, and other medical professionals who want real, hands-on training in diagnostic ultrasound — covering musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, and pulmonary imaging using portable units and live models.

🗓 October 24–25, 2026
📍 Avondale Physical Therapy, 6 N. Avondale Rd., Avondale Estates, GA 30002
💰 $1,200 per clinician
📋 16 contact hours (PT/PTA) | 16 BOC Category A credits (ATCs)

Space is limited — don't wait to lock in your spot.

👉 Register at https://owensrecoveryscience.com/courses-view/atlanta-ga-october-2026

Share this with a colleague who's been wanting to add ultrasound to their practice!

Learn from the leaders in Personalized Blood Flow Restriction (PBFR). We provide the most up to date, evidence based education on the implementation of PBFR for the medical and strength and conditioning professional.

08/28/2026

Your Delfi BFR unit just got a serious upgrade opportunity. 🔋⚡

Delfi's Summer Sizzle deal is $200 off the lithium upgrade for blue GEN2 PTS instruments — only $495 through September 30.

What you get: → Up to 10 hrs battery life → Recharge in ~3 hours → Calibration, hardware upgrade, software update & diagnostics → Round-trip insured shipping + 1-year warranty

7-day turnaround. One offer. This year only.

Contact Delfi and mention "Summer Sizzle" to lock in pricing ↓ 📧 [email protected] | 📞 1.604.240.2703

Link in bio for full details. Offer ends Sept 30.

08/26/2026

The practical application of a heuristic like 1RM in BFR...

08/24/2026

If you're designing BFR studies or programs, this data is essential:

Reps-in-reserve estimates fail at low load because subjects are too far from failure to judge accurately. Error scales perfectly with reps done (r = 0.98).

A/Prof Brendan Scott reframes the whole prescription question around muscular endurance, not 1RM.

Episode 82: "Repetitions in Reserve After Low-Load BFR Exercise — Explaining the Variance."

Out Monday. https://youtu.be/2OK5bGa4NYM

08/21/2026

To protocol or not to protocol...

Check out podcast episode 82 with Dr. Brendan Scott and hear how he and his lab are working to refine resistance exercise prescription and dosage.

08/21/2026

What if the "standard" BFR prescription is a different workout for every single person who does it?

That's what Brendan Scott's team found at Murdoch University. They gave everyone the identical protocol — the classic 75-rep scheme, same relative load, same personalized cuff pressure — then measured how close each person actually got to failure. One participant finished 4 reps away. Another had 47 left. And one, asked to take her last set to true failure, did 272 reps before she got there.

On the new episode, Kyle talks with Scott (80+ publications, one of the most respected researchers in the field) about why this happens, why reps-in-reserve estimates break down at low loads, what actually predicts BFR performance, and how clinicians should adjust — including the honest results from five years of BFR walking research with older adults.

Evidence-first and genuinely practical. Listen here 👉 https://youtu.be/2OK5bGa4NYM

08/20/2026

272 reps in one set. That's what "go to failure" looked like for one participant in Brendan Scott's BFR study. 😱

Same protocol, same load, same pressure — and one person finished 4 reps from failure while another had 47 in the tank. That gap is the biggest prescription problem in BFR, and this episode is about what to do with it.

A/Prof Brendan Scott (Murdoch University, 80+ publications) joins the show to break down why fixed rep schemes deliver a different workout to every person, why reps-in-reserve estimates fail at low loads, and the endurance-based prescription model his lab is building to replace guesswork.

Full episode at the link in bio. 👉 Want to learn personalized BFR? Courses at owensrecoveryscience.com

08/19/2026

Post-op and pain-limited patients don’t have to wait to get strong.

Join us at 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘀 on November 7 for our 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗣𝗕𝗙𝗥) 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 and learn how to use BFR to safely load patients with light resistance while still achieving meaningful strength and hypertrophy gains.

What you’ll gain:

Clear understanding of BFR physiology and safety
Skills to individualize limb occlusion pressure
Ready-to-use rehab protocols for common post-surgical and injury scenarios
Perfect for outpatient PT, AT, and rehab professionals.
CEUs: PT & AT in all states.

Learn from the leaders in Personalized Blood Flow Restriction (PBFR). We provide the most up to date, evidence based education on the implementation of PBFR for the medical and strength and conditioning professional.

08/19/2026

Post-op and pain-limited patients don’t have to wait to get strong.

Join us at 𝗔𝗽𝗲𝘅 𝗣𝗧 in San Mateo, CA on 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵 for our 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗙𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗥𝗲𝗵𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗣𝗕𝗙𝗥) 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲 and learn how to use BFR to safely load patients with light resistance while still achieving meaningful strength and hypertrophy gains.

What you’ll gain:

Clear understanding of BFR physiology and safety
Skills to individualize limb occlusion pressure
Ready-to-use rehab protocols for common post-surgical and injury scenarios
Perfect for outpatient PT, AT, and rehab professionals.
CEUs: PT & AT in all states.

🔗 Reserve your spot: https://owensrecoveryscience.com/courses-view/san-mateo-ca-october-2026

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08/18/2026

We just dropped Episode 82 with A/Prof Brendan Scott.

He's spent a decade researching BFR, published 80+ papers, 5,700+ citations, and has worked with elite athletes in rugby, football, and powerlifting.

His latest finding is both simple and game-changing: the way most clinicians prescribe BFR doesn't deliver a uniform stimulus.

Why? Because a fixed-rep scheme (30/15/15/15) leaves some clients 4 reps from failure and others 47 reps away.

Listen to find out what actually predicts performance, and why your next 3–4 sessions matter more than your initial test.

https://youtu.be/2OK5bGa4NYM