My facility is committed to providing the highest quality individually designed manual physical therapy treatments. Each client receives a thorough evaluation to pinpoint the source of their symptoms and an eclectic manual therapy approach is used to treat the origin of the client's problems.
No two patients are alike! Your therapist will design and implement a program to meet your specific needs and stay with you throughout your treatment. Sagewood Physical Therapy North is committed to making your Physical Therapy experience beneficial to your needs.
Sagewood's priorities lie in the areas of hands on treatment and soft tissue massage, providing state of the art physical therapy modality equipment, patient education and personalized instruction to prevent re-injury and establish an optimal outcome for your health and well-being.
We both have the same goal when it comes to your health!
Your Sagewood physical therapist will offer a variety of techniques and services to meet your rehabilitation needs. These include but are not limited to:
Services are provided for a wide array of reasons such as worker’s comp. injuries, motor vehicle injuries, and musculoskeletal injuries. We also provide custom orthotics to correct faulty foot mechanics. Aquatic pool therapy and customized gym exercise design are also some of the many services at Sagewood Physical Therapy North.
*Water Therapy is available at various nearby rec centers or gyms. Water is a great medium for post-operative, pre-operative and arthritic condtions as well as people who are highly deconditioned. I also do training for people on gym exercise equipment for transitioning to independent exercise programs. I have visited Denver gyms, JeffCo rec centers, private gyms with patients.
My facility is committed to providing the highest quality individually designed manual physical therapy treatments. Each client receives a thorough evaluation to pinpoint the source of their symptoms and an eclectic manual therapy approach is used to treat the origin of the client's problems.
No two patients are alike! Your therapist will design and implement a program to meet your specific needs and stay with you throughout your treatment. Sagewood Physical Therapy North is committed to making your Physical Therapy experience beneficial to your needs.
My priorities lie in the areas of hands on treatment and soft tissue massage, providing state of the art physical therapy modality equipment, patient education and personalized instruction to prevent re-injury and establish an optimal outcome for your health and well-being.
We both have the same goal when it comes to your health!
Your Sagewood physical therapist will offer a variety of techniques and services to meet your rehabilitation needs. These include but are not limited to:
Services are provided for a wide array of reasons such as worker’s comp. injuries, motor vehicle injuries, and musculoskeletal injuries. We also provide custom orthotics to correct faulty foot mechanics. Aquatic pool therapy and customized gym exercise design are also some of the many services at Sagewood Physical Therapy North.
*Water Therapy is available at various nearby rec centers or gyms. Water is a great medium for post-operative, pre-operative and arthritic condtions as well as people who are highly deconditioned. I also do training for people on gym exercise equipment for transitioning to independent exercise programs. I have visited Denver gyms, JeffCo rec centers, private gyms with patients.
Physical Therapy (PT) is a conservative treatment method addressing the treatment, healing and prevention of injuries and disabilities. Jen focuses on pain relief, healing, and restoring function and movement associated with injury. Other areas within physical therapy are ergonomic (body mechanic) training, fitness/ wellness, and especially education and prevention.
Many people think they can manage their pain and rehabilitate themselves. They might have done this in the past only to find the old injury resurfaces because it wasn't adequately addressed the first time.
I'm trained to recognize the complicated interactions between different parts of the body, how the subtle changes brought on by injury affect the rest of the body. I'm trained to recognize the difference between one dysfunction/injury from another and work with your physician to develop a rehabilitation program personalized just for you. Everyone has different types of habits, movements and even seasonal patterns. I'm trained to recognize what those are and how to rehabilitate them as needed.
Because of healthcare and insurance restrictions, your physician may not have the time to explain exactly what your injury/dysfunction/disability is and why/how it occurred. I can educate you about the specifics of your problem and what the course of action will be to correct it and hopefully prevent it from reoccurring. PT focuses on education, correction and prevention.
Although rehab takes time, it also took time for the injury to progress to the point of causing pain or contributing to injury. Because each person is different, rates of healing are different. I can usually get an idea of your progress within 2 weeks. Even though you have other things to do, rehab is important; there is no such thing as a rushed rehabilitation.
The major contributing factor in your rehabilitation is your homework, the program I give you to do at home.
Physical therapists want their patients to understand that although we are here to teach and rehabilitate them, their Home Program it is their responsibility. The Home Program is a major contributing factor to how quickly the patient recovers.
I'm always observing others. I rarely see people and athletes with perfect body mechanics, training techniques or movement patterns. This is where wellness comes into play. Typically, the most appropriate patients are those who have been in accidents (work, auto, or falls), athletes with overstress injuries, patients with arthritis, pre- and post-operative patients, and people with general deconditioning or strains.
PT encompasses pain relief, strength and flexibility training, proper postural alignment, regaining movement or range of motion, improving and correcting posture, endurance training, relaxation and stress relieving techniques, balance and coordination training, proper walking, education, safety awareness and development/implementation of a home exercise program.
Because each person is different, each physical therapy experience and program is different. Be patient with yourself, your physician and your physical therapist. Healing takes time, diligence and compliance. If you think you may be a candidate for physical therapy, speak to your physician or to a therapist.
Massage can provide temporary relief whereas PT provides relief, restoration and healing.
A skilled physical therapist creates a program that increases and maintains muscle strength and endurance, restores and increases joint range of motion, increases coordination, decreases pain, decreases muscle spasm and plasticity, decreases swelling and inflammation of joints, promotes healing of soft tissue lesions, prevents contracture and deformity of limbs, alleviates walking problems, educates patients and family, decrease stress and a whole lot more too numerous to mention. These are but a few of the benefits of physical therapy.
Massages from untrained individuals may be beneficial but physical therapy provides you with a greater range of objectives for long-term healing. Some objectives are joint mobilization, soft tissue release, trigger point release, manual therapy, myofascial stretching, muscle re-education, modalities, therapeutic exercise, re-conditioning program, specific strengthening of weak muscles, and a home exercise program to name a few. These methods are not only far superior to indiscriminate kneading and pounding, but proof of the scientific nature of physical therapy. The benefits of physical therapy are not only for instant gratification in terms of comfort, but the benefits are a long term solution for afflictions, a lasting cure for those who need it.
Sagewood Physical Therapy North contracts with most private insurances, Worker’s Compensation, automobile and Medicare plans. We also accept private pay and medical liens.
Below is a partial list of Private Insurance Companies we work with. This list changes frequently so please note that we MAY work with your insurance even though it may not be listed. Please feel free to contact us to determine if your insurance can be added to our contracting organizations.
~This is a partial list. Please call for preauthorization.~
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My educational background includes a 1983 BS degree in Exercise Science from the University of Colorado Boulder and a 1986 MSc degree in Physical Therapy from Duke University. My broad range of work experience includes but is not limited to musculoskeletal, thoracic outlet, cardiopulmonary, rheumatic disorders, geriatrics, and sport injuries. I also gained experience treating traumatic hand-injury, burn and pediatric patients while in South Africa for two years.
I am always seeking to further my knowledge and hone my skills through classes and training in order to provide a more comprehensive approach and broader base of treatment techniques to better serve my clients. During the twenty-three years I have spent in the field of PT, I have learned to tailor the needs of each client on a patient to patient basis. No two patients are alike and knowing that you will have the same therapist each visit, makes communication and understanding an important asset to your ultimate recovery.
“Jennifer was very thorough as she assessed my injuries sustained from a serious car accident. She communicated her findings on a level that I could understand. She has great hands-on skills yet she made it clear that I would have to take an active role in my recovery and prevention of re-injury. She listened to my concerns and together we developed a plan with realistic goals to bring about my optimal recovery.” ~ Dawn U.
“I finally found a therapist who would not only focus on momentary relief but who could help me prevent muscle tension that occurred as a result of work site and work load stress. Jennifer gave me ergonomic tips to improve my work site and ideas to prevent stress from becoming muscle spasms.” ~ Tristan T.
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Sagewood Physical Therapy North
3180 Harlan Street
Wheat Ridge, CO 80214
Phone: (720) 635-9868
Fax: (303) 235-2706
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