What are the opening hours?

Monday 7am - 8pm Tuesday 7am - 8pm Wednesday 7am - 8pm Thursday 7am - 8pm Friday 7am - 8pm Saturday 7am - 3pm

https://www.linktr.ee/fickptandperformance, https://www.fickptandperformance.com/

Fick Physical Therapy and Sports Performance, 1805 Shea Center Drive, Suite 160, Highlands Ranch, CO (2026)

06/06/2026

💭 Imagine trying to improve your grades without ever seeing your test scores.

👉 You might study harder.
👉 You might spend more time working.
👉 But without knowing where you're losing points, you're mostly guessing.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.

❗Many athletes assume they need to get stronger, faster, or work harder. But until you understand what's actually limiting performance, it's difficult to know where to focus your efforts.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯.

📊 An assessment helps us identify the things that aren't always obvious:
force deficits, side-to-side asymmetries, mobility restrictions, movement inefficiencies, and areas where your body may be compensating.

🦵 One tool we use is the VALD NordBord, which measures hamstring strength objectively.

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿?

❗Because hamstring weakness and asymmetries are often difficult to identify through movement alone. The NordBord allows us to quantify how much force each leg can produce and identify deficits that may impact sprinting performance, force production, and injury risk. This information can then be instantly transfered into a training program to help build strength in the ranges we see the deficits.

𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝘀, 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮.

🛑 Random training creates random results. The best programs aren't built around assumptions—they're built around objective information. When you know exactly what's limiting performance, every part of training becomes more intentional.

👉 Start with an assessment at Fick PT & Performance and discover what your body is really telling you.
----------
📱(720) 480-2866
🌐 www.fickptandperformance.com

06/04/2026

❗If working harder was the answer, most athletes would already be where they want to be.

🌟 Yet every year, athletes spend countless hours training and still find themselves dealing with the same limitations: slower first steps, recurring aches and pains, difficulty changing direction, or feeling like they can't quite reach the next level.

𝗢𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁.

𝘐𝘵'𝘴 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺.

The body is incredibly good at finding ways to get the job done. If one area lacks mobility, strength, stability, or control, another area will step in and compensate.

👉 At first, those compensations can be hard to notice.

You still perform.
You still compete.
You still train.

🕛 But over time, they can reduce force production, limit movement quality, and place unnecessary stress on the body.

🏃 What looks like a performance problem is often a movement problem.

🏋️ And what feels like a strength issue is sometimes a compensation issue.

𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝗺𝗲, 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:

𝘐𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦?

🛑 Because sometimes the biggest performance gains come from identifying what's getting in the way.

👉 Start with an assessment at Fick PT & Performance and discover what's actually limiting your performance.
----------
📱 (720) 480-2866
🌐 www.fickptandperformance.com

06/02/2026

⚠️ Most athletes look at the offseason as time off.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆.

🌟 Because the season has a way of exposing everything:
→ Strength deficits
→ Movement limitations
→ Poor recovery habits
→ Loss of control under fatigue

❗And once competition starts, there’s very little time to actually fix those things.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴.

💪 It’s the one part of the year where athletes have the time and space to build intentionally instead of simply maintaining.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻:
→ Building strength
→ Improving speed and power
→ Cleaning up movement mechanics
→ Increasing durability before the next season begins

🏃The athletes who improve the most usually aren’t the ones doing the most random work.

𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻. 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲.

𝘈 𝘭𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘪𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴.

👉 If you want to make the most of your offseason, start with an assessment at Fick PT & Performance.
----------
📱 (720) 480-2866
🌐 www.fickptandperformance.com

05/29/2026

⏰ At some point, training has to become more than just workouts.

❗Because improving performance—and staying healthy long term—requires more than working hard. It requires understanding what your body needs, where your limitations are, and how to build a system that supports progress over time.

𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘵 𝘍𝘪𝘤𝘬 𝘗𝘛 & 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦.

𝗪𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝘆 𝗯𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗷𝘂𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸:
→ Strength deficits
→ Movement limitations
→ Power and asymmetries
→ Force absorption and control

💪 From there, we build a plan specific to the athlete in front of us.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀:
→ Strength development
→ Speed and power training
→ Movement quality and deceleration work
→ Mobility that transfers to sport

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗶𝗲𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆.

❗Because durable athletes aren’t built through random training. They’re built through structured progression, recovery, and ongoing adaptation.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

🌟 We combine assessment, training, recovery, and progression into a system designed to help athletes perform at a high level and continue improving throughout their season.

👉 If you want to build a stronger, more durable version of yourself, start with an assessment at Fick PT & Performance.
----------
📱 (720) 480-2866
🌐 www.fickptandperformance.com

05/27/2026

💪 Most athletes already know how to work hard.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀.

👉 Over the last few weeks, we’ve talked about building strength, speed, power, deceleration, and mobility—and how each one contributes to performance and durability.

❗But none of those qualities improve without consistency.

⚠️ One of the biggest mistakes athletes make is chasing intensity instead of building a system they can sustain.

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗼𝘂𝘁.
𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦.

❗Strength, speed, power, and movement quality all rely on progressive adaptation. The body needs repeated, controlled stress in order to improve tissue tolerance, movement efficiency, and performance.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀.

👉 If training lacks structure, progression, and consistency, it becomes much harder for the body to adapt effectively—and much easier for performance plateaus and injuries to occur.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝘂𝗲 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼:
→ Train consistently
→ Progress gradually
→ Build over time

🌟 Because long-term performance isn’t built through intensity alone.
𝗜𝘁’𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆.

👉 If you want a structured plan that actually supports long-term performance, start with an assessment at Fick PT & Performance.
----------
📱(720) 480-2866
🌐 www.fickptandperformance.com

05/25/2026

🇺🇸 Today, we honor and remember the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.

In observance of Memorial Day, Fick PT & Performance will be closed as we take time to honor their service, sacrifice, and lasting impact.

🌟 Thank you to those who served and to the families who continue to carry their legacy.

𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗙𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗣𝗧 & 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.

05/24/2026

🤸 Meet Your Gymnastics PT, Dr. Sam Shively, DPT, CSCS

As both a former Level 10 and collegiate gymnast and now a Sports Performance Physical Therapist, Sam understands firsthand just how much gymnastics demands from the body.

From high-impact landings and extreme ranges of motion to repetitive skills, strength holds, and long training hours—gymnasts ask a LOT of their bodies. 💪

And Sam has been there.

After competing through injuries like a torn shoulder labrum, ankle sprains, and recurring pain, she saw how common it was for gymnasts to simply “train through” injuries instead of truly addressing the root cause.

That experience shaped the way she treats athletes today.

At Fick PT & Performance, Sam combines her background as both an athlete and clinician to help gymnasts recover safely, build confidence, and return to the skills they love. ❤️

Her gymnastics-specific rehab approach includes:

→ Strength and stability at end ranges
→ Landing mechanics
→ Core, hip, shoulder, and ankle control
→ Progressive return to skills
→ Long-term injury prevention
→ Rehab that actually understands the demands of gymnastics

Because gymnasts deserve more than generic rehab. They deserve care that understands the sport, the skills, and the mindset. 🤸✨

If you’re a gymnast dealing with pain, coming back from injury, or wanting to move stronger and more confidently, Dr. Sam Shively is here to help.

📍 Fick PT & Performance
📱 (720) 480-2866
🌐 [www.fickptandperformance.com](http://www.fickptandperformance.com)

05/22/2026

💪 Strength, power, and deceleration all rely on one thing: your ability to control movement efficiently under load.

⚠️ But before athletes can produce or absorb force well, they need access to the positions that allow it to happen.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻.

👉 And contrary to what many athletes think, mobility isn’t just stretching.

True mobility is active, controlled movement through the ranges your sport demands. It’s your ability to get into positions, stabilize them, and produce force from them effectively.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲:
→ Ankles
→ Hips
→ Thoracic spine

𝘉𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘥𝘺.

🌟 For example:
Limited ankle mobility can affect landing and cutting mechanics. Poor hip mobility can reduce force production and control. Limited thoracic spine mobility can impact posture, rotation, and overall movement efficiency.

❗And when athletes don’t have access to these positions, the body compensates elsewhere—which can eventually affect both performance and injury risk.

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝗺𝗼𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

🏃 Mobility should lead into strength, control, and movement that actually transfers to sport. Because having range of motion means very little if you can’t control it when speed, fatigue, and force are involved.

👉 If you want to improve movement quality and build mobility that actually transfers to performance, start with an assessment at Fick PT & Performance.
----------
📱 (720) 480-2866
🌐 www.fickptandperformance.com

05/20/2026

⚡ Deceleration is one of the most demanding movement skills in sport. When an athlete slows down, cuts, lands, or changes direction, the body must rapidly absorb and redirect high levels of force.

What often separates efficient movers from higher-risk movers is not just strength or speed.

➡️ 𝙄𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙣𝙚𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙖𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙡.

📊 Research consistently shows that poor movement control during deceleration, landing, and change-of-direction tasks is associated with increased risk for lower-extremity injury, including ACL injury.

𝗪𝗵𝘆?

❗Because when force is not absorbed efficiently through the muscular system, greater stress can be transferred to passive structures such as ligaments, joint capsules, and connective tissue.

That is why positioning and mechanics matter so much during deceleration.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗹𝗲𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆’𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼:

→ Lower their center of mass
→ Create appropriate hip, knee, and ankle flexion
→ Maintain trunk control over the base of support
→ Control knee position relative to the hip and foot
→ Absorb force through the muscles rather than relying on the joints
→ Reaccelerate or change direction with efficiency

🛑 But when athletes stay too upright, allow the knee to collapse inward, or lose trunk control under speed, fatigue, or reactive sport demands, force is no longer distributed efficiently—and injury risk may increase.

𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴.

It is about how well the body organizes, controls, and redirects force at high speeds.

❗This is why training should go beyond simply getting stronger or faster. Athletes need to develop the technical and neuromuscular qualities required to control movement under high demand.

𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁, 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗴𝘁𝗵, 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗹𝘆.

👉 If you want to improve movement quality, reduce injury risk, and enhance sport performance, start with an assessment at Fick PT & Performance.

📱 (720) 480-2866
🌐 www.fickptandperformance.com

Fick Physical Therapy and Sports Performance

06/06/2026

06/04/2026

06/02/2026

05/29/2026

05/27/2026

05/25/2026

05/24/2026

05/22/2026

05/20/2026

Address

Opening Hours

Telephone

Website

Alerts

Contact The Practice

Shortcuts

Share

Category

Monday	7am - 8pm
Tuesday	7am - 8pm
Wednesday	7am - 8pm
Thursday	7am - 8pm
Friday	7am - 8pm
Saturday	7am - 3pm