Not Your Typical Physical Therapy Clinic

Meet Our Therapists

Dr. Eric Vargas is a physical therapist and founder of TrueFix Physical Therapy. He is a Kansas City native, born and raised. Eric received his Bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in exercise physiology from Kansas State University. He then went on to receive his Doctorate of Physical Therapy at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Since graduating with his doctorate, he’s enjoyed working with a vast variety of patient’s suffering from pain and dysfunction. If there’s one thing he learned, it’s that pain is complex. That’s what led him to create TrueFix Physical Therapy. A space where he can give his clients the time and attention they need to not only relieve their pain, but keep it from coming back. 

Eric is a proud first generation American. His father, from Peru, and mother, from Colombia, raised him with the values of hard work and compassion for others. He’s proud to be bilingual, allowing him to break through the language barrier that often leads to decreased quality of care for those who speak Spanish. 

When he’s not working, Eric enjoys staying active, traveling, and cooking (eating). 

Post graduate training and special interests include: 

• • Functional Dry Needling 
  • Total Spine Thrust Manipulation
  • Cervical, Thoracic, and Lumbar Spine Management 
  • Extremity Syndrome Management
  • Chronic/Persistent Pain
  • Blood Flow Restriction Training
  • Functional Nutrition for Pain

Dr. Dave McNiel is co-owner of TrueFix Physical Therapy and a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties. He has worked in outpatient physical therapy clinics for over a decade, and he was the Clinic Director of a high-volume clinic for 5 years. He had a calling to do things differently and left the corporate setting to join Eric in 2022, with the goal of providing the best patient care experience in the Kansas City area.

Dave enjoys working with a variety of patients and diagnoses, especially orthopedic and sports-related conditions. He is interested in biomechanics and uncovering the root cause of his patients’ conditions, in order to help them feel and move better. He takes a functional approach to physical therapy, with the goal of helping his patients better understand their condition and empowering them to take control.

Dave strives to lead an active lifestyle, particularly enjoying activities that include his wife and three daughters.

Special training & areas of interest:

• • Manual Therapy – soft tissue and joint mobilization/manipulation
  • Injury Prevention & Management
  • Runners & Fitness Athletes
  • Functional Movement Screen
  • Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training
  • Dry Needling
  • Kinesiotape

Dr. Danielle Boxberger graduated with her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Kansas Medical Center in 2008. She has been working in orthopedics since that time with patients of all ages and fitness levels. She is passionate about helping her patients overcome injury and pain to achieve their peak level of fitness and health. Danielle is also a trainer at Burn Bootcamp. She enjoys being able to help her patients continue their fitness journey by training small groups in bootcamp style classes. Danielle has always felt drawn to helping women during both pregnancy and postpartum safely continue to train at a high level of fitness. She continues to grow her knowledge base in this area to help women not only just in the short term, but women that have pain and/or incontinence with exercise years later.

Special training & areas of interest:

• • Manual Therapy – soft tissue and joint mobilization/manipulation
  • Injury Prevention & Management
  • Runners & Fitness Athletes
  • Functional Movement Screen
  • Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training
  • Dry Needling
  • Kinesiotape