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Movement Is Your
Sixth Vital Sign

We Make Sure It's Working

When your movement patterns break down, pain, stiffness, and plateaus show up. We help you understand how your body is designed to move so you can finally break free from persistent pain and get back to the life you love.

Physical therapy and personal training, united by one movement-driven approach.

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Why Your Pain Keeps Coming Back

Most treatments focus on where it hurts, not why it started

Stretching what’s tight and strengthening what’s weak only goes so far. Pain is your body’s signal that something in your movement has been breaking down. Until someone looks at the root pattern beneath your symptoms, the cycle keeps repeating. This is the piece most people never get.‍

This isn’t just rehab it’s rebuilding the foundation that keeps you performing, moving, and living without fear of the pain returning.

The Vital Six Difference

We don’t just treat pain, we treat the person

By identifying how your body organizes motion, compensates, and stabilizes, we pinpoint the exact pattern driving your symptoms. Then we rebuild the movement foundation beneath it so you can stay strong, capable, and pain-free long-term.

This isn’t traditional rehab or basic training, it’s a movement-based system designed to help your body work the way it was built to.

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What's Your First Session Like?

Alone we fall, together we win

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First, we get to know what makes you unique

Every person shows up with their own story: your body type, your history, your lifestyle, and the specific stressors you deal with. We take the time to understand all of that so your plan is truly personalized from day one.

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Then We Watch You Move

We look at how you naturally choose to move, why your body prefers those patterns, and whether they’re helping you or holding you back. This gives us the clarity we need to build a plan that actually works for your body.

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Develop a Working Theory

By combining your history with the way your body chooses to move, we form our best working theory on what’s driving your limitations, and how to restore the movement your body is missing.

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Game Plan

From there, we implement the plan, test how your body responds, reassess, and fine-tune until we get it right. Whether you’re in pain or pushing to perform at your highest level, we make sure every step moves you forward.

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Our Mission

Make Movement The Sixth Vital Sign

Today’s medical model recognizes five vital signs: blood pressure, heart rate, respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, and pain. At Vital Six, we believe there’s a sixth - how well you move. Long-term health and a fulfilling life depend not just on numbers, but on your ability to move well and keep moving, in a way that’s right for your body.

If we can restore your ability to move well, we can help you live a life free from pain and injury.

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Treatments We Offer

Comprehensive Solutions

Whether you’re looking for a single treatment like dry needling, cupping, or massage, or want it as part of a comprehensive plan of care, we’ve got you covered.

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Dry Needling

A precise technique that releases muscle tension and helps restore movement

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Cupping

A therapeutic application that eases tight muscles and enhances blood flow

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Sports Massage

Recover faster, move better, and perform at your best with sports massage

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Active Release Technique

Breaks up tight tissue, restores mobility, and helps you move without pain

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Scraping

A simple, effective technique to reduce soreness and restore smooth movement

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Blood Flow Restriction

A proven method to boost strength, speed healing, and enhance performance

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FAQs

Answers to our most frequently asked questions

What makes Vital Six different from other healthcare providers?

We are Fellowship Trained clinic that bridges the gap between traditional rehabilitation and personal training to help adults avoid surgery and maintain independence while reaching their fitness and lifestyle goals pain-free.

Our mission is to offer the best healthcare experience in Kansas City. If you are newly in pain or you've tried physical therapy, chiropractic, massage, or personal training with minimal success, it's time to try again.

What are the costs?

Because every case is different the cost will vary based on your individual needs, goals, and situation. If you are inquiring about insurance or any other costs related issues, please schedule your free 15 minute discovery phone call and we will be happy to help.

Who do we serve?

Adults who value living a healthly lifestyle free from pain, surgery, or medications.

Will this work for me?

Yes! We have success stories across the board from herniated discs, to chronic neck pain, to hip impingement, to rotator cuff tears, to ankle sprains and more. Rest assured we can help you, and if we can't we will make sure to refer you to someone who can.

Orthopedic conditions we treat:

Cervical and Lumbar Radiculopathy
Cervical and Lumbar Disc Herniation
Cervical and Lumbar Degeneration
Cervical and Lumbar Stenosis
Cervical Headaches
Cervical Pain Chronic
Shoulder Tendinitis
Shoulder Rotator Cuff Strain/Tear
Shoulder Impingement
Shoulder Labral tear
Shoulder and Elbow Bicep tendonitis/osis
Shoulder Arthritis
Scapular Dyskinesis
Thoracic Pain
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Thoracic Rib/Abdominal Pain
Low Back Pain Chronic
Scatica
Sacroiliac Joint Pain
Hip Femoral Acetabular Impingement
Hip Bursitis
Hip Greater Trochanteric Pain Syndrome
Hip Labral Tear
Hip Instability
Hip Pain Chronic Iliotibial Band Syndrome
Knee ACL/MCL/LCL/PCL Tears
Knee Menescial Tears
Knee Patellar Tendinitis/osis
Knee Osteoarthritis
Knee Pain Chronic
Knee Hamstring and Calf Strains
Ankle Instability
Ankle Sprains/Strains
Ankle Achillies Tendinitis/osis
Foot Plantar Fascitis
Foot Big Toe Pain

Do I need a referral?

The state of Missouri has limited direct access meaning, you do not need a referral if you have been seen by a chiropractor, primary care doctor, dentist, nurse practitioner, podiatrist, physician's assistant or orthopedic surgeon in the past year for your current condition. A referral is also not needed if you are receiving health and wellness or prevention services (i.e., no current pain problem being treated). If this is a new injury and you have not seen any of the heath-care providers mentioned above, we recommend that you obtain a referral prior to beginning physical therapy in order to maximize the benefit of your first visit. Please bring a copy to your first visit for have it faxed ahead of time. You or your doctor can fax a referral to: (913) 624-9992

Can I use my Health Savings or Flexible Spending Account?

Yes! - we are approved healthcare providers

Movement Is Your
Sixth Vital Sign

Most treatments focus on where it hurts, not why it started

We don’t just treat pain, we treat the person

We are local and built on word of mouth

Alone we fall, together we win