Julie Fox, CNP has dedicated her life to healing others. Driven by a childhood experience with trauma, Julie now serves as a nurse practitioner at QC Kinetix in Kettering. There, she administers regenerative medicine to help people avoid surgery and treat pain.
When Julie was 12, the school bus she was on was hit by a truck, dragged into a ditch and split in two. Julie suffered cervical and lumbar injuries, including herniated discs and a fracture. As a preteen, being confined to bed for 10 months was already overwhelming and the nursing staff that served her was burnt out and overwhelmed.
"I know what it’s like to be in pain, incapacitated and dependent," Julie shares. "I also know what it feels like to be ignored or treated without empathy. I was determined to show understanding and kindness and to be available to my patients."
Jared Fliegel is one of those patients. He retired from the U.S. Army where he was a paratrooper, jumping out of airplanes and marching over 10 miles at a time with 35 pounds on his back. Twenty years ago, he transitioned to the National Guard from active duty while he attended Ohio University.
“I had a lot of wear and tear. I had degenerative disc disease in my lower back. I had wear in my hips and knees. My left leg was essentially dead,” Jared explains. “My pain was at least an eight every day.”
Since then, Jared tried chiropractic treatments, acupuncture, inversion tables and TENS units. He bought a new bed, pillows, chairs, and insoles for his shoes and orthotics, while also trying physical therapy multiple times with different providers. He spent about $20,000 and untold hours. Everything worked a little, but nothing worked long term.
“I’ve been to a lot of doctors, been on a lot of muscle relaxers and a lot of pain pills,” says Jared. “After a while, I just sort of gave up. Going to QC Kinetix was a Hail Mary.”
While Jared was trying different treatments, Julie started her nursing career in a skilled rehab facility helping adults with chronic conditions, surgeries, wounds and infections. After 22 years, she returned to school and became a nurse practitioner. She performed alternative therapies in a chiropractic office. Regenerative therapies were exciting because they addressed the root causes of tissue damage rather than managing symptoms.
Regenerative medicine became her calling, as she witnessed firsthand how these treatments helped people avoid surgeries and regain functional abilities. For Julie, regenerative therapy represents an alternative solution for thousands of patients seeking pain relief and functional restoration. Her dedication to her patients and her mission to provide compassionate, innovative care continues to inspire those around her.
Jared was assessed and treated on the same day he came into QC Kinetix. They did a standard blood draw, centrifuged the blood to separate the components and injected platelet-rich plasma into trigger points in his back.
Jared shares, “The day after my first treatment, 70% of my pain was just wiped away.”
For the third treatment, they did a bone marrow aspiration, pulling mesenchymal cells from his marrow and injecting these into his trigger points and sacroiliac joints. He received five sessions with six to eight injections each. Within 10 minutes of the last session, after 20 years of chronic pain, tens of thousands of dollars and decades of feeling like a shell of a person, the pain in Jared's lower back, including sciatic pain, was completely gone.
“Knowing what I know now, I would do anything in my power to get this treatment,” says Jared.
As for Julie, her dream has become a reality: Changing lives and helping people live life to the fullest.
QC Kinetix's local office in Kettering is entering its fourth year of helping people like Jared. The treatments have been provided to over 30,000 people nationwide. To make an appointment for a free consultation to see if you’re a good candidate for regenerative medicine treatments call 937.936.0325 or visit QCKinetix.com/Dayton/Kettering-Oh.
"I know what it’s like to be in pain, incapacitated and dependent...I was determined to show understanding and kindness and to be available to my patients."