Dr. Mark Perez
Dr. Mark Perez was born and raised in the high desert of Southern California, a beautiful region where you’d find him riding dirt bikes, snowboarding, wrestling, baseball, and football. While attending college in the beautiful Central Coast of California, he spent his free time surfing, hiking, and CrossFit. Needless to say he had a love of movement.
In 2018, Dr. Mark and Dr. Jen, moved to the Mile High City and began to put down roots. His passions outside of the office include smoking brisket, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and spending time with his family.
Education
After obtaining a bachelor’s degree in biology from California Polytechnic State University of San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly SLO), Dr. Perez started his chiropractic career by attending Parker University in Dallas, TX. During his time at Parker University, Dr. Perez immersed himself in techniques tailored to improve the lives of athletes and “weekend warriors.” Today he holds multiple certifications listed below as well as taking certification courses from Gait Happens multiple times to hone his movement and gait assessment techniques.
Why are you a sports chiropractor
As a year-round athlete, Dr. Perez was no stranger to sports injuries. After suffering a serious shoulder injury during a wrestling match, he experienced the high and lows of modern healthcare. He learned firsthand that traditional medicine is designed to “fix” the symptom but often does not address the “why.” Often, the site of pain is just a symptom of biomechanical faults in other regions of the body. His knowledge in biomechanics and personal athletic history fuel his passion for getting his patients out of pain quickly and providing them with long term results.
Certifications
Functional Gait Specialist- Level 1 & 2
Gait Foundations Certified
Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician (CCSP)
Webster Prenatal Technique
RockTape Basic and Performance
Fascial Distortion Model Lower Extremity
Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) Level 1 and 2
Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS)
SmartTools IASTM
K-LASER Certified
EIM Functional Dry Needling Level 1 & 2
Dr. Jen Perez
Dr. Jen Perez is here to get you moving and get you back to doing what you love!
She was a multi-sport athlete competing in softball, volleyball, basketball, and tae kwon do and played softball at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. She loves being active and participating in team sports.
She obtained her BS in Kinesiology-Sports Medicine with a minor in Spanish and served as the president of the Sports Chiropractic Club while earning her Doctor of Chiropractic degree at Parker University. She also worked as a ball girl for the Texas Rangers Major League Baseball team and worked in Jamaica with Olympic and professional track and field athletes.
Dr. Jen is also the co-founder of Gait Happens, a global education company specializing in lower extremity biomechanics. She has taught seminars across the country to physical therapists and chiropractors to teach them gait assessment and treatment strategies. In practice, she utilizes this specialty to offer gait assessment and create an individualized strategic movement plan to help her patients move and feel better.
Certifications
Functional Gait Assessment - Course Creator and Instructor
Gait Guru - Course Creator and Instructor
Gait Foundations - Course Creator and Instructor
Dry Needling
Fascial Distortion Model
Selective Functional Movement Analysis
Smart Tools
Rock Tape FMT
