The Sports Doctor, May 28, 2025
The Sports Doctor with Dr. Robert A Weil, D.P.M.
Guests, Bill & Debbie Crawford and Dr James Stoxen
Headlined Show, The Sports Doctor May 28, 2025
Bill Crawford, National Fitness HOF teammate returns with wife Debbie, Owners of Scottsdale’s Basic Training MedX along with Dr. James Stoxen, International acclaimed Chiropractic Physician, Author, Speaker & Owner of Chicago’s Team Doctors. Then, it’s 'The Sports Doctor Is In' with some Dr. Bob wisdom and your questions and emails!
Guest, Bill Crawford
Bill Crawford has been a leader and visionary in fitness since 1977. In 2012, Bill was inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame for his life’s work and was elected to chair the board from 2015 - 2017.In 2016& 2017,Bill represented the NFHOF in Washington D.C. at the Surgeon General's Call to Action for the "Step it Up" Program in collaboration with the American College of Sports Medicine, CDC, ACE, MFA, and others. This historic event featured Regina Benjamin, the 18th U.S. Surgeon General and Vivek Murthy, the 19thU.S. Surgeon General, along with leadership from Congress, the health care system, and the fitness industry. In 2019, I received the Arthur Jones Lifetime Achievement Award from the Resistance Exercise Conference.
Bill was certified for musculoskeletal evaluation and rehabilitation at the Exercise Science Center, University of Florida in Gainesville,Florida and was personally trained and endorsed by the late Arthur Jones, the inventor of Nautilus and MedX.In the 1970’s, Bill pioneered some of the first Nautilus clubs in the Los Angeles area implementing high intensity training principles and was one of the key players in the ignition of the fitness boom. Over the past 42 years, Bill has provided strength and fitness training for thousands, exercising muscles in isolation to muscle failure with equalized resistance through the full range of motion using a safe and effective protocol. You may have seen his national TV ads for the Resistance Chair, his features on CNN and Fox News, or read his stories and articles in countless publications. Bill is a recognized fitness columnist, consultant, lecturer, and educator.He worked with the U.S. Navy which led to the development of his Gym To Go programs featured in Men’s Fitness magazine. Bill has trained major sports teams, athletes, Hollywood celebrities and developed the careers of many fitness professionals.
Bill was born and raised in the Rocky Mountain town of Ouray, Colorado where being fit is incidental to the environment. He spent his youth competitive skiing, hiking and climbing fourteen thousand foot mountains. Bill has received numerous accolades as a longtime community leader in municipalities across the country investing valuable time serving in law enforcement, public safety, search and rescue, boards, committees, and volunteer organizations.
Bill has owned and developed fitness centers around the world. Since 1997, Basic Training Med X has been located in Scottsdale, Arizona and is owned and operated by Bill and his wife Debbie. Today,the Crawford’s clients enjoy their dedication to personal service, state-of-the-art Med X and Nautilus equipment and evidence-based weight resistance and cardiovascular exercise programs for strength, balance, mobility, weight loss, enhanced quality of life and good health. Their knowledge and motivational skills help clients attain their fitness goals by tailoring a program for everyone’s individual needs. People travel from around the world to train at their elite strength training and fitness center. There is no substitute for the decades of Bill’s practical experience and expertise. As a world-renowned strength trainer and fitness expert, Bill continues to passionately promote the benefits of weight resistance exercise and fitness worldwide.
Guest, Dr James Stoxen
Dr. Stoxen is a much sought-after speaker by medical societies around the world. He has organized and/or given over 1000 live presentations on numerous health topics. He has been invited to speak at over 434 medical conferences in over 30 countries such as Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Columbia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, Principality of Monaco, Russia, Scotland, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, and throughout the United States. He has presented keynote and plenary presentations at more than 75 medical conferences addressing an estimate of more than 50,000 medical doctors and scientists.
Dr James Stoxen DC., FSSEMM (hon) is the president of Team Doctors® Treatment and Training Center Chicago, one of the most recognized treatment centers in the world.
Dr Stoxen is a #1 International Bestselling Author of the book, The Human Spring Approach to Thoracic Outlet Syndrome. He has lectured at more than 15 medical conferences on his Human Spring Approach to Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, 7 lectures where he was the keynote speaker. Editors from over 30 peer review medical journals have asked Dr Stoxen to publish his research on The Human Spring Approach to thoracic outlet syndrome specifically. Dr Stoxen’s publishing company, Masters Academy Publishing published the book which is a #1 best seller in 8 countries.
He has been asked to submit his other research on the human spring approach to treatment, training and prevention in over 250 peer review medical journals. (6) He serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Orthopedic Science and Research (7) and the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Dermatology and Aging. He is the Executive Editor or the Journal of Trauma and Acute Care, (8) Chief Editor, Advances in Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Journal (9) and editorial board for over 40 peer review medical journals.
He is a much sought-after speaker both to the general public and at CME credentialed medical conferences. He has given over 1000 live presentations and lectured at over 70 medical conferences to over 50,000 doctors in more than 20 countries. He has been invited to speak at over 400 medical conferences in over 50 international cities in 30 countries. He has been invited as the keynote speaker at over 60 medical conferences.
After his groundbreaking lecture on the Integrated Spring-Mass Model at the World Congress of Sports and Exercise Medicine he was presented with an Honorary Fellowship Award by a member of the royal family, the Sultan of Pahang. This honorary fellowship was awarded for his distinguished research and contributions to the advancement of Sports and Exercise Medicine on an International level. He was awarded a second honorary fellowship in 2017 by the formation of the Society of Sports and Exercise Medicine.
In 1986 he was appointed the team physician for the American Powerlifting Association National Team, treating these world class athletes at every national and world championship until 1992. In 1987 he served as the doctor to the US national team in the first competitions against the Soviet Union USSR. In 1988 he organized the first sports medicine course in the former Soviet Union USSR at the famed National Institute of Physical Culture and Sports Medicine in Moscow.
Dr Stoxen won the state title in Armwrestling in Arizona and Nevada. In 1987 he was appointed the team doctor for all national and world championships for the American Armwrestling Association. In 1988 Introduced Armwrestling to Eastern Europe and USSR through negotiations with the USSR Ministry of Sport. He then organized the first competitions between the US and eastern block countries in the former Soviet Union USSR. From 1986 to 1992 he was official team doctor at over 60 national and world championships treating close to 1000 national and world champions athletes in many amateur and professional sports.
He was inducted into the National Fitness Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Personal Trainers Hall of Fame in 2012. In 2012 he was appointed to serve on Appointed to the Advisory Board for the American Board of Anti-Aging Health Practitioners (ABAAHP) and The American Board of Anti-Aging /Regenerative Medicine (ABAARM). He has also been appointed to the Advisory Board for the International Sports Hall of Fame. In 2021 he was presented with a certificate of appreciation and an Honorary Membership in the Libyan Society for Hand Surgery.
Dr Stoxen has a big reputation in the entertainment industry working as a doctor for over 150 tours of elite entertainers, caring for over 1000 top celebrity entertainers and their handlers. He has been hired to work for some of the biggest concert tours such as the Michael Buble World Tour in 2006 and 2019, the Iron Maiden Tour in 2006 and, 2012 and 2017, The Bette Midler Tour in 2015, The New Kids On The Block Tour in 2006 and 2015, the Dancing With the Stars Tour 2007 and 2015, the Leonard Cohen Tour in 2009, the Brittney Spears Tour in 2009, the Steely Dan tours of 2008 and 2009, the Beyonce & Robin Thicke Tour in 2007, the Hannah Montana and Jonas Brothers Tour in 2007, the Kenny Chesney and Sugarland Tour in 2007, the Faith Hill/Tim McGraw & Taylor Swift Tour in 2007, the Tony Hawk Tours of 2006 and 2007, three tours with the American Idols in 2006, 2007 and 2008, the Cirque Du Soleil, Delirium Tour in 2007, The Aerosmith/Motley Crue Tour in 2006, again the The Aerosmith/Lenny Kravitz Tour in 2006, the Alicia Keys Tour/John Legend Tour in 2005, the Kanye West/Fantasia Tour in 2005 and the Kanye West Glow in the Dark Tour in 2008, the So You Think You Can Dance? Tour in 2006, the Mariah Carey/Sean Paul Tour in 2006, the Dolly Parton Tour in 2005, the Michael Flately’s Celtic Tiger Tour in 2005, the Justin Timberlake Tour in 2006, the John Fogerty/Willie Nelson Tour in 2006, the Ringling Brothers Barnam and Baily Circus Tour in 2006 ten tours with the Wiggles Tours in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2997, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013 and over 100 more tours not on this list.
Anthony Field or the popular children’s entertainment group, The Wiggles, wrote a book, How I Got My Wiggle Back which was published by Wiley and Harper Collins Publishing. The book detailed Anthony’s struggles with the chronic pain and clinical depression he struggled with for years until he was treated by Dr Stoxen. At that time Anthony stated he was suicidal and thanked Dr Stoxen for saving his career and his life.
Dr Stoxen’s interests are in working in materials science, advanced biological/biomedical materials, polymer and metallic biomaterials, materials synthesis for “active” medical, i.e. therapeutic and sports applications. He recently accepted an invitation to speak at the 2nd International Meet on Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering will be held in Valencia, Spain during April 17-19, 2023.
Physicians Medical Technologies does business as Team Doctors®, a medical device company that provides high end vibration massage tools. In 2012, the Massage Assist Pro was cleared by the FDA. Today the Massage Assist® is sold in 13 countries. In late 2019, Team Doctors launched the Vibeassage® which was cleared by the FDA in 2019 and has sold thousands of units around the world.
Dr Stoxen is the CEO and founder of Physicians Medical Technologies. During the Covid 19 pandemic Dr Stoxen was instrumental in providing sourcing 4.5 tons or over 1,000,000 NIOSH approved, nitrile gloves, over 250,000 NIOSH approved N95 masks hospitals, healthcare providers and the public through his contacts in medicine internationally during the PPE shortage.
Dr Stoxen was interviewed on CNN, ABC, CBS, NBC, and many other media outlets around the world about the Integrated Spring-Mass Model and Human Spring Approach to how to examine, treat and train the human body as an integrated spring.
Dr Stoxen can be reached directly at teamdoctors@aol.com
The Sports Doctor
The Sports Doctor is in! Dr. Robert A Weil, Sports Podiatrist, specializes in orthotics that improve alignment, stability, balance & performance. He has practiced podiatry & sports medicine for over 30 years in the Aurora- Naperville area and was recently inducted into the prestigious 2019 National Fitness Hall of Fame. Dr. Bob has treated many of the world’s premier athletes from all types of sports. He is the host of “The Sports Doctor™” Radio Show. The show is now featured on BBS Radio Network, UK Health Radio Network & Sports 4 Fanz Radio. Dr. Bob was formerly on Healthy Life Radio and was also on WDCB public radio in Chicago for over 20 years. He has written articles for many newspapers & magazines and is a frequent guest on other networks. And his new book, co-written with Sharkie Zartman, titled '#Hey Sports Parents! An Essential Guide for Any Parent with a Child in Sports' - is now available on Amazon!
Join the Sports Doctor and his great guests for important topical information for injury free exercise, wellness and sports performance for both adults and kids. Frequent topics include the role of the foot in sports, all aspects of sports medicine including, proper sports shoes, youth safety, health, wellness, and sports performance for both adults and children.
