GOT TURF TOE? Turf Toe is a sprain of the big toe. It typically is the result of excessive upward bending of the big toe. It can also be caused by jamming the toe or repetitive injury when running and jumping. Dr. Pearl is offering patients an opportunity to come in and try a new […]
Category: Articles
20% off! KeryFlex Treatment: TRANSFORM DAMAGED TOENAILS AND BRING BACK CONFIDENCE!
We are offering this innovative toenail treatment at a discounted rate (normally $125 for big toes) for our patients at 20% off. Let’s get ready for Spring! KeryFlex is a toenail replacement and a cosmetic improvement to damaged and unsightly toenails. The gel is specifically designed and created for use on toenails and is […]
Diabetics Are Athletes Too
Runners World Article Confirming Running Adds To Expected Longevity
Exercise as medicine has been a philosophy that has been gaining traction. Here is a new article and runners world confirming that running that only makes you feel better but adds to your longevity even factoring in early deaths that may occur with cardiac events etc. Staying healthy on your feet as part of that […]
Barefoot Running
Mention barefoot runners and most people’s first association is probably the legendary 1960 Rome marathon victory by Abebe Bikilla. To some advocates the conversation can get heated up quickly as if you were talking about politics. The fundamental question that has yet to be fully answered is whether one can accurately track a population of […]
Treating my Achilles Tendon With Amnion Cells
Regenerative medicine is fairly new to sports medicine. Amnion tissue contains proteins that have anti-inflammatory proteins and growth factors. The cells have little imumogenic activity which means there is no issue with rejection. I’ve been battling my own achilles tendonosis injury for some time trying lasers yoga and compression sleeves. Amnion tissue is also considered […]
Tune Into Dr. Ben Pearl & Sports Talk News With Glen Harris on Friday, June 12th!
Tune Into Dr. Ben Pearl & Sports Talk News With Glen Harris on Friday, June 12th! Arlington, VA, June 12th, 2015 Be sure to tune in at 9:00pm Friday, June 12th to Sports Talk News with Glen Harris on News 8 (ABC), where Dr. Ben Pearl of Arlington Foot and Ankle will be making his second guest appearance. Dr. […]
On the Road to Recovery-Never give Up! What can we learn from the Bill’s “Groundhogs Day” how many different ways can you lose a Superbowl
Many people may have forgotten Leon Lett’s stripped ball by Don Bebe at the goal line due to raw perseverance on the play in one of Bill’s Groundhogs Day how many different ways can you lose a Superbowl but it demonstrates an important life lesson. Never give up! At that point the game was a […]
Fatigue, Overtraining and Injuries
Who could forget Rocky Balboa getting up at a crazy hour in the morning, washing down 3 raw eggs for breakfast and running the streets of Philadelphia. Forget the fact that he was wearing his Chuck Taylor’s during training. When it comes to running and other sports injuries just as important if not more than […]
Damn it Jim! I’ve Got Plantar Fasciitis!
So now I can officially add plantar fasciitis to my laundry list of sports related injuries, most notably being my torn ACL and achilles tendon tear. I am doing just like the rest of many of my patients do and playing thru it, albeit with some caution and I am playing soccer but not running […]