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Modern Movement Clinic
11100 W 8th Ave
Lakewood, CO 80215
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7562 S University Blvd
Centennial, CO 80122
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Mon/Wed: 10am–6pm
Tue/Thu: 7am–3pm
(later by appointment)
Lakewood Fri: 9am–12pm
Centennial Fri: 10am–2pm

(by appointment only)

How it works

What Working With Us Actually Looks Like

No mystery, no guessing. Here's exactly what happens from your first visit through getting back to full training.

Clinician fitting blood flow restriction cuffs on a seated athlete’s thighs during therapy session

Our process

Getting better isn’t magic, and it shouldn’t feel like one either. Our process is built around three stages: understanding what’s actually going on, building a plan specific to you, and getting you back to training — not just out of pain. Here’s how each stage works.

1

A Thorough, Honest Evaluation

We start by understanding your history, your goals, and how you actually move — using movement assessment and video analysis to see what’s really driving the problem.

2

A Plan Built Around You

Your findings become a specific plan — manual therapy, strength work, and load management combined based on what’s actually limiting you, not a standard protocol.

3

Train, Don't Just Wait

Most people continue training throughout care. We track progress with objective data, adjust the plan as you improve, and get you back to full activity — not just pain-free rest.

1. A Thorough, Honest Evaluation

Most evaluations start and stop at the painful spot. Ours doesn’t. Your first visit is a genuine evaluation — not a quick intake followed by a standard protocol.

We start with a real conversation: your training or activity history, what you’ve already tried, and what you’re actually trying to get back to. From there, we move into a full movement and biomechanical assessment, using video analysis to slow things down and show you exactly what we’re seeing. If you’re a runner, this often includes RunEasi gait analysis as well.

You leave your first visit with a clear, honest picture of what’s actually going on — not a vague diagnosis and a stretching handout.

Key Elements

  • Detailed history and goals conversation
  • Full movement and biomechanical assessment
  • Video-based movement analysis
  • RunEasi gait analysis, when relevant
  • Clear explanation of findings before you leave

Understanding what’s actually happening is the foundation everything else is built on. Once we know what we’re dealing with, we can build a plan that’s actually built around you.

Dr. Nikki Wan performing manual therapy on a patient’s lower legs and ankles on a treatment table

2. A Plan Built Specifically Around You

Your evaluation doesn’t sit in a folder — it becomes the plan. We take what we found and build treatment around the actual cause of your issue, not just the location of your pain.

Depending on what your evaluation revealed, that might mean manual therapy, targeted strength and mobility programming, dry needling, shockwave therapy, or a combination built specifically for what’s limiting you. We explain the reasoning behind every part of the plan, so you understand why we’re doing what we’re doing — not just what to do.

Most people continue training or staying active throughout this stage. Complete rest is the exception, not the default.

Key Elements

  • Treatment matched to your specific findings
  • Manual therapy, strength work, or targeted modalities as needed
  • Clear reasoning behind every part of the plan
  • Training modified, not stopped, in most cases

A plan only works if you understand why it works. That clarity is part of the process — not an afterthought once treatment starts.

Athlete performing single-leg balance exercise while Dr. Jesse Riley coaches in a rehab gym

3. Progress You Can Actually See

Getting out of pain isn’t the finish line — it’s the point where most other approaches stop too early. We track progress with objective measures, not just how you’re feeling that day, so you and your provider both know exactly where things stand.

As your capacity improves, the plan progresses with you — more load, more complexity, more of whatever your sport or activity actually demands. The goal throughout is resilience: not just resolving this issue, but building the strength and movement quality to keep it from coming back once you’re back to full training.

You leave knowing not just that you’re better, but why — and what to watch for going forward.

Key Elements

  • Objective progress tracking, not just symptom check-ins
  • Plan progresses as your capacity improves
  • Focus on resilience, not just symptom relief
  • Clear understanding of what to watch for long-term

The goal was never just to get you out of pain. It’s to get you back to full training, with a body that’s actually ready for it.

Dr. Jesse Riley points to treadmill screen during running gait analysis with a female runner

Find Out Where You Stand

Every process starts with a clear evaluation. Schedule yours to understand what’s going on and what comes next.