The news some of you have been waiting for is FINALLY HERE! We have two major announcements for our Rehab department, both helping us expand on our mission to create healthier communities by helping people Champion Their Body. First and foremost, we’re so excited to announce a partnership with Aetna to be an in-network provider. […]

I’m sure you’ve heard of the term, “placebo” – a substance or treatment that has no physical effects, but may be perceived as beneficial via psychological processes. BUT have you heard of “nocebo”? Nocebo means a detrimental effect on health produced by psychological or psychosomatic factors such as negative expectations of treatment or prognosis. In

Dr. Kirstin Lauritzen is a Chiropractic and Functional Medicine physician. A key focus for her is looking at how the body moves (or doesn’t!) while taking a deeper look and functional approach to the body’s internal systems. “Your body tells a stroy on the inside and outside. By utilizing both Chiropractic and Functional Medicine I

Angela has been a client of ours since February, 2021 and has made great progress each time she has been in. Even with an injury, her success hasn’t stopped! Angela is in her mid-40’s and has several years of weight training experience but it wasn’t until she learned more about her body in the recent

August is calf appreciation month! Your calves might be the Ron Burgundy of the leg… They’re kind of a big deal! Fun fact – your calf muscles (the gastrocnemius and soleus) and the other muscles in your foot/ankle account for 75% of support with walking and over 55% with running according to biomechanical research studies.

Zach Thornton is a client of ours who recently just crushed his follow up DEXA scan. In January of this year, Zach weighed over 300 pounds and knew it was time to make some changes. The key to his success was a change in his diet. Cutting sugar, alcohol, processed food and intermittent fasting is

    We’re so excited to announce the NEW, ADULT ONLY fitness sessions at APEX! For those of you that have worked out with us in the past, you know that we’ve had mixed sessions between youth athletes and adults. We’ve been able to restore most of our traction and now have segmented the youth

Apex proudly hosted their first continuing education course for physical therapists on June 26th. The Owens Recovery Science group taught their Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) certification course. BFR is an exciting tool in physical therapy and strength training that has increased in popularity in the last decade. BFR works by using a tourniquet system to