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Finding Cures. Saving Children. Axes is a small, locally owned and operated physical therapy company serving our communities in the Greater St. Louis area. We’re fortunate to be able to offer our services at 17 locations, with the mission to help as many people as possible. Our profession is all about helping others and giving...Read More

Are strokes more prevalent at certain times of the year? For years there has appeared be an increase in incidents of strokes during the winter versus the summer. It is important to know exactly what a stroke is to get a better understanding of why this might be true. A stroke is when the flow...Read More

One of the most common injuries of people of all ages is an ankle sprain. A simple misstep is all it takes. An ankle sprain occurs when your foot turns in or out – and causes the ligaments to stretch or tear. Along with that comes pain, swelling, and occasionally difficulty walking. If an ankle...Read More

Healing Hunger. Strengthening Our Future. Axes is a small, locally owned and operated physical therapy company serving our communities in the Greater St. Louis area. We’re fortunate to be able to offer our services at 17 locations, with the mission to help as many people as possible. Our profession is all about helping others and...Read More

Nice to meet you, friend! My name is Megan Sachs. I’m a full-time physical therapist at Axes Physical Therapy in Wentzville. Not only that, but I’m also a new mom to a 7 month old – who spends a fair amount of her time causing me to lose sleep. 🙂 Sleep disturbances have so many...Read More

National Concussion Awareness Day recently passed, but with all of the recent discussion around Miami Dolphins QB, Tua Tagovailoa – Axes wanted to take some time to reinforce the basics of what to look for when one has sustained a concussion or mTBI (mild Traumatic Brain Injury.) A concussion can occur when the head hits...Read More

Nurses for Newborns provides a safety net for families most at-risk in order to prevent infant mortality, child abuse and neglect by providing in-home nursing visits. Axes is a small, locally owned and operated physical therapy company serving our communities in the Greater St. Louis area. We’re fortunate to be able to offer our services...Read More

Axes Physical Therapy is excited to announce that beginning September 2022, our Ballwin location now has certified hand therapy services provided by Jennifer Hoffman, OTR/L CHT. Jennifer Hoffman, OTR/L CHT graduated as an Occupational Therapist in 1998 from the University of Missouri. Since receiving the highly prestigious certification as a hand therapist (CHT) in 2005,...Read More

In the wake of this national blood shortage – donate with us HERE! Axes is hosting our first annual blood drive at Axes – Lake Saint Louis on Sunday, September 18, 2022 from 9am-1pm. We are a small, locally owned and operated physical therapy company serving our communities in the Greater St. Louis area. We’re...Read More

As many of us are surviving the heat and doldrums of late Summer, lamenting (or celebrating) the return to school  and the impending cold weather of “Winter in the Midwest”… Many of us are also thinking about the excitement of that trophy buck – or our first deer – and being in the woods once...Read More