Fit Foot U w/Dr. Ben Pearl

Cutter Riders Judah Thompson and Jacob Koone discuss their senior year perspective w/ IU /rider alum Ben Pearl ahead of the Little 500 Bike Race.

DR. Pearl reviews KC Boutiette's journey from inline skater to Olympic speed skater to custom shoe designer and his recent run at American Ninja Warrior

Dr. Pearl and Dr Gunnar Yohansen discuss Icelandic Fish Skin to heal wounds.

Nelson shares his journey with Dr. ben Pearl, a podiatrist and former college bike racer.

Former IU Little 500 rider Ben Pearl hosts Steve Basford author of "Breaking Away :the Quintesential Underdog Movie alongside Cutter rider legend Randy Strong and author and sports journalist John Schwarb.

Dr. Ben Pearl introduced Tony Burgett, a biochemistry and pharmacology expert, who discussed medical foods. Tony explained that medical foods are designed to treat a nutritional deficiency or requirement associated with a medical condition, as opposed to supplements, which are intended to supplement the diet to meet recommended daily allowances. He also discussed the manufacturing, labeling, and dispensing requirements for medical foods, emphasizing the importance of quality control. Ben and Tony discussed the benefits of treating pain topically and the potential of medical foods to treat nutritional deficiencies and promote natural healing processes. They also touched upon the significance of homocysteine levels in relation to neuropathy and endothelial dysfunction and the benefits of combining various active ingredients in medical foods. They concluded the discussion by touching on the potential risks of taking too much of certain supplements and the importance of a comprehensive product for managing nutritional deficiencies associated with bone health. Tony also shared his personal experience with modifying his exercise and diet regimen based on genetic inheritance, and the benefits of getting his testosterone levels checked and supplemented. 

Dr. Ben Pearl and Dr. Howard Danenberg discussed their perspectives on gait analysis and the importance of the sagittal plane in walking. Dr. Danenberg emphasized that the side view was crucial for understanding the vast majority of what happens during walking, including the effect of feet on head and neck position, shoulder position, and hip extension. They also touched upon the influence of the long bar and foot orthotics on walking. First Ray Mechanism and Kinetic Wedges Howard explained the mechanism of the first ray resisting dorsiflexion and how peroneal inhibition can lead to issues such as functional hallux limitus and osteoarthritis. He shared a case of a woman with 40 years of anterrorlateral leg pain who was able to compensate for the issue by using a particular muscle movement. This led to Howard's invention, a kinetic wedge, which was implemented in Brooks running shoes and was based on the idea that the first Mtp. during dorsiflexion became very important

Little 500 Hall of Fame Rider Eddy Van Guyse Sat down/ Ben Pearl w/ Little 500 rider from another era and provides the definitive documentation of his race year @ IU from 1969-72, how he won the part of the vilian and had his hand in the casting of team Cinzano. In “Breaking Away” as well as some never told stories behind the making of the Oscar winning American movie classic.

Fit FootU : The Most Unlikely Little 500 Victory Ever

Strength is more important than you thing for athletic recovery.

The Story behind Jim Kirkham's amazing coaching run in IU's Little 500 bike race.

Simon Bartold reviews osteochondroses at @023 biomechanics summit.For full conference information and next year's summit contact Ben Pearl, DPM at Arlingtonfootandankle.com

Fit Foot U w/Dr. Pearl: Uk Podiatrist & Former Elite Runner on Running & Pelvic Asymetry

Mark Moseley shares his improbable story on coming up in the NFL, his injuries and staying healthy. He also shares memories of his MVP year, his teammates, his invention of a 3 way kicking tee. Finally, the straight away kicker teaches Dr. Pearl how to kick a field goal soccer style and straight away.

Randy Strong shares his experiences training both as a Junior National Rider and starting the Cutter Team in the little 500 at IU. He describes the set of events that led to their improbable victory. For another slice of his story check out https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/trophy-dash/id1553718528?i=1000519711066

“The Sports Doctor with Dr. Bob Weil” has had an almost 40 year run transitioning from radio to podcast. Dr. Bob shares his insight on balance training, foot orthotics and youth sports in this interview with fellow podiatrist Dr. Ben Pearl.Dr. Bob has recently coauthored the book #Hey Sports Parent: An Essential Guide for any Parent with a Child in Sports. He has worked with sorts legends in his Chicago office with Bears QB Jim McMahon, Red Sox Bill Buckner and Olympic Skaters.

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Courtney Bishop attended IU as a track athlete. He went on to create an all black bike team for the Little 500. He coached for almost 2 decades and his journey is documented in this podcast.

Extremely difficult to make up a lap in the Little %oo. Find out how Courtney Bishop was able to do this twice in back to back women's and men's races. He the goes back to his track roots at Nebraska coaching and hope to steer running masters tack.

Mike Downey, DPM reviews Contemporary Foot Surgery w/ Ben Pear, DPM& Great Debate in Philadelphia Sept.16-18 '22 He emphasized going from the known to the unknown to identify tissue planes with revision surgery. He encouraged foot and ankle surgeons to use 3.5x loupes like hand and neurosurgeons.

Ben Pearl, DPM interviews Eddie Van Guyse, former Little 500 racer and the villain in "Breaking Away."  Eddie reveals his costume for his casting call with Peter Yates and the inside info on the infamous bike pump scene.  

Jim Kirkham talks with Dr. Ben Pearl on Coaching, Cutters, & Little 500

Behind the scenes with the longest running coach of the Cutter in the Little 500 from the movie  Breaking Away 

Former DC United Goalie, Andrew Dykstra, on soccer skills and conditioning. Live demos of ball handling and tactical moves on the pitch are reviewed.

Chiropractor Ted Forcum has a long pedigree from the PGA, Western Hockey League to USA Track & Field. He shares his thoughts on PMSt (electromagnetic therapy),orthotic, & foot levelers ,recovering and his humorous encounter with Dana Carvey @ a track meet. All this and more!

Sports Chiropractor, Dr Ted Forcum, discusses neurologic queuing and his routine for pre-tuning athletes to get there best performance. Also discussed are the balance between intrinsic foot strength, athletic footwear and orthotics.

Filmmaker, cyclist, journalist, Jason Berry shares his thoughts on this years Tour de France and his ground breaking documentary “Chasing Legends.” He also reviews training and the technical aspects of cycling and avoiding burnout.

Dr Ben Pearl hosts Dr. David  Armstrong and Dr. Bijan Najafi with GW students and podiatry students reviewing important aspects of research: RCTs, leveled of evidence, evidence based medicine. Research with offloading, vascular complications with Covid.

Ben Pearl, DPM interviewes Greg Smith, former Athletic Trainer for the Washington Capitals. Smith is the medical director for the new 3ICE 3V3 hockey league which is in it’s inaugural season this summer. Smith speculates there will be less impact injuries but more overuse injuries due to the faster open nature of 3-on-3  hockey.  Smith stresses the importance of developing intrinsic foot muscles with the demands of jumping and landing and skating at extreme edge angles in hockey.

Conversation with Gary Hall, Jr., regarding his life as an athlete with diabetes.  We spoke about health, challenges of chronic disease in sport, doping, harassment, and exclusion.  We wrapped up our conversation with his outlook on maintaining physical and mental health during COVID.  #swimming #fitness #garyhalljr #olympics #diabetes #doping #mentalhealth #exercise #health #fit #fitfootu #arlingtonfootandankle#olympics

Ben Pearl DPM and Dr. N. Chockalingam review the appropriate use of biomechanics technology and the importance of calibration of systems.  Also, he expands on a research project he is working on with WHO on the benefits of orthotics.

Dr. Emily Splichal discusses using somatosensory socks to help with unstable walking and neuropathy. Differences in mechanoception (2 point discrimination) and proprioception are reviewed. Further research including improvement in circulation is reviewed.

Gary Hall discusses his Book "Winning Life's Gold Medal: 10 Valuable Life Lessons From the Olympic Games, swim coaching, competing and his experience following his son on his journey 

Dr. Simon Bartold reviews the evolution of sD print Shoes and Orthotics. , controversies with heel lift on the Achilles,, the Nike 4%,,, the Legend Benno Nigg & more.This Marathon of information promises to be captivating and  full of relevant info.