Wellness starts with understanding your body, how it moves, and what it needs.
We use measurable data and movement to take the guesswork out of your health. Physical therapy is centered in the gym, focusing on strength and movement instead of passive treatments or quick fixes.
DEXA, VO₂ Max, and RMR testing take that understanding further, giving you real insight into body composition, cardiovascular fitness, and energy needs.
Because better information is only useful when you know what to do with it. We help turn what we learn into a clearer path forward for your health, training, and everyday life.
LIVE WITH CLARITY
physical therapy
Pain shouldn’t be something you simply learn to live with.
Our physical therapy team takes a movement-first approach to care, combining hands-on treatment, gym-based training, and education to help reduce pain, restore function, and build strength that carries over into everyday life.
We look beyond where it hurts to understand how you move, identify what may be contributing to the problem, and build a plan focused on lasting progress.
Whether you’re recovering from an injury, managing ongoing discomfort, or working your way back to the activities you love, your treatment plan is built around real movement, real progress, and getting you back to doing more.
CARE
BUILT ON MOVEMENT
tana trotter PT, DPT
meet jules
meet tana
Tana grew up in Killdeer where she fell in love with exercise through sports and entrepreneurship through watching her dad grow his own business.
These two passions brought her to Bismarck. She attended the University of Mary where she received her bachelor’s in exercise science and her doctorate in physical therapy.
As she completed her clinicals for physical therapy, Tana saw the potential to combine PT and fitness to use exercise as medicine. Adding in her love for entrepreneurship and you have the start to Proximal50!
meet jules
meet tana
Juliana Jordan PT, DPT, CSCS
Juliana Jordan
PT, DPT, CSCS
Juliana, or “Jules,” is from Redondo Beach, California, where she grew up loving sports and competition as a multisport athlete. She went on to play collegiate softball before later returning to her passion for movement through physical therapy.
After completing her 200-hour vinyasa yoga training, Jules was inspired to pursue physical therapy and earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Washington University in St. Louis in 2023.
Jules moved to Bismarck to be closer to her twin sister and brings a special focus to overhead athletes, foot and ankle injuries, and strength-based recovery, supported by her CSCS certification.
meet your physical therapists
Thanks to North Dakota’s direct access policy, most patients can be evaluated and treated by a physical therapist without a physician referral.
Physical therapy is covered by many insurance plans, though coverage and referral requirements vary by provider. For many plans, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota and Minnesota and Sanford Health Plan, a referral is not required.
If you have questions about your specific benefits, we recommend checking with your insurance carrier before your visit.
Ready to get started? Save time before your appointment by completing your new patient forms below.
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Thanks to North Dakota’s direct access policy, most patients can be evaluated and treated by a physical therapist without needing a physician referral.
Physical therapy is also a well-covered service under many insurance plans. Coverage and referral requirements can vary by provider, so we always recommend checking with your insurance carrier if you have questions about your specific benefits.
For many plans, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Dakota and Minnesota and Sanford Health Plan, a referral is not required.
If you’d like to save time before your appointment, you can complete your new patient forms in advance below.
READY WHEN YOU ARE
dexa scan
A DEXA scan goes beyond the number on a scale, giving you a detailed look at what’s happening inside your body.
With precise measurements of body fat, lean muscle mass, and bone density, DEXA gives you a baseline you can use to better understand your health and track meaningful change over time.
Whether you’re working toward a fitness goal, monitoring changes in muscle or body composition, or simply want a clearer picture of your health, your results give you real data to help guide what comes next.
KNOW WHAT
YOU'RE MADE OF
performance testing
Performance testing gives you a deeper look at how your body uses oxygen and energy, turning what’s happening beneath the surface into information you can actually use.
VO₂ Max testing measures your cardiovascular fitness and aerobic capacity, helping you better understand endurance, training intensity, and how efficiently your body performs under increasing effort.
Resting metabolic rate testing measures the energy your body needs at rest, giving you a more individualized starting point for nutrition, body composition, and health goals.
Whether you’re training for your next race, working toward a fitness goal, or simply want to better understand your body, these tests give you measurable data to make more informed decisions and track progress over time.
TEST WITH PURPOSE
AND DONE
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