Johnny Owens

Johnny Owens is the CEO and director of clinical research and education for Owens Recovery Science, an Inc. 5000 company. He is the former chief of human performance optimization at the Center for the Intrepid at San Antonio Military Medical Center. He completed his undergraduate coursework in biology at The University of Texas at Austin and earned his masters in physical therapy at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

Johnny manages lower extremity trauma and complex foot and ankle injuries of patients returning from the combat zone. He developed the Return to Run clinical pathway, which focuses on returning service members who have suffered trauma to high-level activity. Most recently he has focused on the application of a novel technique, blood flow restriction training, to help restore strength after injuries. He has numerous multicenter research projects involving regenerative medicine, sports medicine, and rehabilitation of the combat casualty. He is also a consultant to multiple professional and collegiate teams. His work has been featured on NPR, in Time magazine, on ESPN, and on 60 Minutes.