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Optimize your bone health! Prevent Fractures
Dr. Laura Petrescu, Founder & CEO of Athena Direct Primary Care & Lifestyle Medicine shares expert advise to improve, optimize and monitor bone health to prevent fractures.
Arthritis Pain?
Dr. Covey is triple board certified in Family Medicine, Sports Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. His family medicine training allows him to treat patients ‘from cradle to grave’, i.e. He enjoys providing primary and preventative care for all ages. HIs sports medicine skills allow him to treat almost all non-surgical musculoskeletal complaints (whether or not they are ‘sports’ related). His passion is to get ALL people back to being as active as they can be in order to live life their best life possible. He is a skilled ultra-sonographer and performs a myriad of ultrasound guided diagnostic and treatment procedures. He is also fully trained in medical acupuncture and uses this adjunctive modality to help many people with acute and chronic issues. He loves to learn as much as he loves to teach his patients how to live healthier for longer.
Aim High, Act Smart: The Art of Goal Setting
Learn tips to set up and achieve your health goals! After honorably serving as a Military Physician for 24 years, Dr. Carl Covey retired in June 2026. He is triple board certified in Family Medicine, Sports Medicine and Lifestyle Medicine. His family medicine training allows him to treat patients ‘from cradle to grave’, i.e. He enjoys providing primary and preventative care for all ages. HIs sports medicine skills allow him to treat almost all non-surgical musculoskeletal complaints (whether or not they are ‘sports’ related). His passion is to get ALL people back to being as active as they can be in order to live life their best life possible. He is a skilled ultra-sonographer and performs a myriad of ultrasound guided diagnostic and treatment procedures. He is also fully trained in medical acupuncture and uses this adjunctive modality to help many people with acute and chronic issues. He loves to learn as much as he loves to teach his patients how to live healthier for longer.
Introduction to Lifestyle Medicine
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Direct Primary Care Physicians – Who They Are And What They Do
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