Hi! I'm Dr. Ben, a physical therapist, husband, father, and general nerd. After finishing my undergraduate degree at Indiana University, I worked at a law firm and prepared to apply to law school until I developed a debilitating knee injury. After resting, trying a few stretches, and three doctor's appointments, I had an MRI, which showed I had severely torn my meniscus in one knee. I had surgery and, after the recovery period, severely tore the meniscus in my other knee. The process repeated itself with another surgery that left me still in pain.

I kept getting the same answers from surgeons and the large hospital system near me, which included taking some pills and having more surgery. I decided I wasn't having surgery, but I was going to heal. Through my research, I found some controversial physical therapists that changed my perspective on the body's ability to heal, and that ultimately changed my life. I stopped my plans for law school and went to Boston to study at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Sports Medicine. Life moved us to San Francisco, where I was a primary care physical therapist at Stanford Healthcare. My wife and I then celebrated the birth of our first son, which took us back to the Midwest, where I worked and studied at the Cleveland Clinic before starting Burning River PT.

If we meet, you'll notice I approach things differently. I look at the whole body, not just the problem area. My main focus is getting you out of pain as quickly as possible and preventing injury in the future.