Our Team

Alyssa grew up in Moorland, Iowa. She received her B.S. in Biology from Buena Vista University in 1996 and her Masters in Physical Therapy from Northwestern University in 1998. She played collegiate volleyball and track and was a 3 time national qualifier and Div III All-American in track. She coached volleyball and track for 8 years and has been active in club volleyball as well. She has a broad variety of experience and has worked home health, inpatient/neuro, outpatient orthopaedics, cardiac rehab, and pediatrics prior to opening her own clinic. She is active in education and has helped develop a phase III cardiac rehab program as well as a developmental screening tool for well-child checks for pediatric residents. She opened Absolute Performance Therapy in December of 2006. She lives in Adel with her husband and three children—Avery, Nick, and Ella. She specializes in the biomechanical evaluation of sport and has a specialty in sports medicine, performance improvement, and injury prevention. In 2012 Alyssa completed her FAFS—Fellow of Applied Functional Science and Manual Certification. This is a specialty program in the biomechanics of movement and functional rehabilitation of injury. Alyssa is a CSCS (Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist) a CFCE(Certified in Functional Capacity Evaluations) and a CEAS (Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialist). In 2014 Alyssa became a NG360 GPS certified which is a golf certification through Nike and the Gray Institute for those specializing in the biomechanical analysis of golf.

Aliyah grew up in Des Moines, Iowa and currently lives in Adel. She attended Iowa State University where she studied kinesiology and received her Bachelor of Science degree. Following her undergraduate education, Aliyah attended the University of Iowa, where she received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy. Aliyah enjoys working with all injuries and age groups and has special interest in Women’s Health. Her favorite part about being a physical therapist is getting to know her patients! In her free time, Aliyah enjoys hanging with friends, watching sports, sitting by campfires, and playing with her dog, Huxley.

Janis has been with Absolute Performance Therapy since July of 2009 and has worked in medical offices for 13 years. She is here to help you with all of your insurance needs and will gets as much information regarding your physical therapy benefits as she can prior to your initial appointment. In her free time, Janis loves spending time with her family and watching her children in their activities.