{"podcast":{"title":"Parkinson's: An Athlete's Journey","slug":"parkinson-s-an-athlete-s-journey-7665054","podcast_index_feed_id":7665054,"rss_url":"https://feeds.transistor.fm/parkinsons-an-athletes-journey","website_url":"https://www.ericvonfrohlich.com/podcast","image_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/7V9yu5ztYhoDqPpmQ1H-QW-uRXRymBoCoX6kGyMMfSQ/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:1400/h:1400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9hYTMz/NWUzMmE2MjU0MTNj/NjAyZGNhZmFjMzY2/NmE3YS5wbmc.jpg","author":"Eric Von Frohlich and Todd Vogt","episode_count":23,"summary":"Parkinson’s: An Athlete’s Journey is for athletes navigating Parkinson’s, the coaches and clinicians who train them, and anyone who wants real-world strategies for performance and longevity. Hosted by Eric Von Frohlich and Todd Vogt, the show focuses on tactical takeaways: how to train, recover, manage symptoms, and stay consistent when the rules keep changing. Expect honest conversations, tested routines, and guest experts who go deeper on what works.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T04:19:21.105756+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/parkinson-s-an-athlete-s-journey-7665054"},"episode":{"title":"The Brain Has to Get the Memo | Garrett Salpeter","slug":"the-brain-has-to-get-the-memo-garrett-salpeter","published_at":"2026-06-03T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/parkinson-s-an-athlete-s-journey-7665054/the-brain-has-to-get-the-memo-garrett-salpeter","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/parkinson-s-an-athlete-s-journey-7665054","url":"https://share.transistor.fm/s/3b414d5e","audio_url":"https://media.transistor.fm/3b414d5e/58e28f97.mp3","summary":"Garrett Salpeter’s work began with a personal injury and a question that stayed with him: why did recovery often feel so limited? As a hockey player and engineering student, he became interested in the nervous system, direct current stimulation, and the ways the body responds after injury. That path eventually led him to found NeuFit, where his work focuses on helping people improve movement, recovery, activation, and function by working directly with the nervous system. His work has extended beyond sports performance into neurological conditions, including early research on how NeuFit treatments affect sleep quality in people with Parkinson's. Garrett joins Eric to talk about neuroplasticity, recovery, performance, and direct current stimulation. They also discuss autonomic function, the nervous system's role in movement, and what it means to create enough input to maintain or rebuild capacity over time. Key Takeaways ➡️ The nervous system sits at the center of movement. Garrett explains how recovery, activation, coordination, and performance all depend on the signals moving between the brain and body. ➡️ Neuroplasticity depends on repeated input. Creating change requires enough stimulation, repetition, and consistency for the nervous system to recognize which pathways are worth maintaining or rebuilding. ➡️ Recovery and performance are closely connected. Good rehab and good performance training often share the same goals: restore movement patterns, address weak links, load tissues well, and build capacity over time. ➡️ Sleep and autonomic function matter for Parkinson’s. Garrett and Eric discuss sleep disruption, recovery, parasympathetic function, and early research exploring NeuFit treatments and sleep quality in people with Parkinson’s. Key Moments 00:00 Garrett’s…","meta_description":"Garrett Salpeter’s work began with a personal injury and a question that stayed with him: why did recovery often feel so limited? As a hockey player and e…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2881,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/parkinson-s-an-athlete-s-journey-7665054/episodes/the-brain-has-to-get-the-memo-garrett-salpeter/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/parkinson-s-an-athlete-s-journey-7665054/the-brain-has-to-get-the-memo-garrett-salpeter.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}