Physical Therapy · Edwards, CO

Get back to Moving.

You’ve rearranged your life around it: the shorter runs, the careful mornings, the ‘maybe next year.’ One cause-first evaluation with a physical therapist is how you start taking it all back.

★ 4.9 150+ Google Reviews

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A real person calls you back, usually within two business hours.

Licensed Physical Therapists No Referral Needed 4.9 on Google Most Insurances Accepted Same-Week Appointments

The Hardware

Award-winning care. Officially.

We don’t just say we’re good. The community keeps putting it in writing.

4.9-Star Google Rating

Rated 4.9 by our patients on Google. Not curated, not filtered: earned one visit at a time.

150+ Five-Star Reviews

Over 150 people took the time to write about their recovery here. Read them all, unedited, on Google.

What We Treat

Sound familiar?

Point to where it hurts. We’ll show you how we fix it.

Front-facing body model highlighting seven common areas we treat
1

Neck Pain

That knot between your shoulder blades by 3pm: tension headaches, migraines, neck strain that never fully lets go.

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2

Shoulder Pain

Reaching for the top shelf and stopping halfway: rotator cuff pain, frozen shoulder, that catch every time you lift overhead.

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3

Elbow & Wrist Pain

Your grip gives out opening a jar: tennis elbow, carpal tunnel, desk strain that flares by Wednesday.

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4

Low Back Pain

Standing up off the couch like you’re eighty: sciatica, herniated discs, mornings that take ten minutes to loosen up.

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5

Hip & Knee Pain

That pinch when you cross your legs to tie your shoes, or stairs you take one at a time now: hip bursitis, labral tears, ACL recovery, runner’s knee.

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6

Foot & Ankle Pain

First steps out of bed feel like walking on glass: plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinitis, a sprain that never fully healed.

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7

TMJ & Jaw Pain

Clicking, popping, or a jaw that locks up: headaches, teeth grinding, and ear pain that starts at the jaw joint.

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The 30-Second Pain Check

Not sure where to start?

Three taps. No forms. Most pain like yours is fixable. See for yourself.

Where does it hurt?

The Recovery Journey

A plan you can see. Progress you can feel.

You’ll never wonder if it’s working. Four phases, each with a job, a timeline, and a way to know you’ve earned the next one.

Phase 1 of 4

Weeks 1–2

Pain

Calm the pain down.

  • Hands-on treatment starting your very first visit
  • Pain education so you understand what’s really going on
  • Quick wins early so you trust the plan
Physical therapist providing hands-on treatment to calm acute pain

Weeks 2–6

Prime

Get your motion back.

  • Targeted mobility work for the joints and tissue holding you back
  • Exercise dosed to your body, not a generic sheet
  • Movement retraining so old habits stop reloading the problem
Patient working through guided mobility exercises with a therapist

Weeks 6–10

Perform

Make it strong enough to trust.

  • Progressive loading that builds real capacity, not just tolerance
  • Strength standards you have to hit before moving on
  • Confidence under load, so you stop bracing for pain
Physical therapist coaching a patient through a supervised weighted plank exercise

Weeks 10+

Prevent

Make sure it never comes back.

  • Sport- and life-specific testing before you’re cleared
  • A simple keep-it-gone program built for your real schedule
  • Clear graduation criteria: you’ll know exactly when you’re done
Physical therapist guiding a patient through a core stability exercise on turf during return-to-play training

Not sure which phase you’re in? That’s exactly what the evaluation is for.

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Real Comebacks

Month 1: an intense amount of pain, some days barely functional

Month 6: back and core strong, close to 100% again

Low back pain 6 months

Visit 1: severe jaw pain with every single bite

A few sessions later: real relief, eating normally again

TMJ & jaw pain Several sessions

Day 1: recovering from ACL and meniscus surgery, unsure what came next

Months later: training three times a week, stronger every visit

ACL recovery Ongoing

Session 1: barely able to walk up and down a flight of stairs

Week 3: felt like she was back to normal

Knee injury 3 weeks

Before: chronic back pain that was taking hiking off the table

Today: back on the trails, pain managed through strength and movement

Chronic pain Ongoing plan

5 years: chronic migraines with no relief in sight

After Jointworx: migraines finally resolved

Migraines 5-year history

The Numbers

Proof, in numbers.

22+

Years Experience

0+

5-Star Reviews

0

Conditions Treated

2

Vail Valley Locations


4.9 on Google 150+ verified reviews No referral needed Most insurances accepted

Why Jointworx Physical Therapy

You’ve maybe done PT before. Not like this.

Half our patients came from somewhere that handed them a printout and a heat pack. Here’s what’s different when a physical therapist owns your whole visit.

Physical therapist guiding a patient through a one-on-one session
physical therapist reviewing a treatment plan with a patient
One-on-one Every visit
01

One-on-one, every visit

You’ll never be handed off to a tech or share your therapist with three other patients.

02

A physical therapist, every time

Every session is with a licensed physical therapist, not an aide.

03

No referral needed

In CO, you can start PT without seeing your physician first. We handle the paperwork if your insurance needs it.

04

We handle the insurance maze

We verify your benefits before your first visit, so there are no surprise bills.

Your First Visit

Know exactly what to expect.

No mystery, no surprises: here’s your first hour with us, minute by minute.

0:00

You’re greeted by name.

Paperwork’s already done: you did it at home. Straight back, no waiting room purgatory.

0:05

We watch how you move.

A full movement assessment, not just where it hurts, but why it hurts.

0:25

Treatment starts today.

Hands-on work in the very first visit. You’ll feel the difference before you leave.

0:55

You leave with the plan.

What’s going on, how long it’ll take, and exactly what happens next.

One hour. You walk out knowing what’s wrong, how long it takes, and what happens next.

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Meet Our Team

The people behind your recovery.

Physical therapists who treat you like a person, not a protocol.

Portrait of Sara Manwiller, Founder and Physical Therapist

Sara Manwiller

Founder, Physical Therapist

  • MSPT
  • ATC
  • CSCS

“The only way you are going to be fixed is to own your problems and be a part of the solution.”

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Spinal manipulation, dry needling, and sports injuries

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Portrait of Bill Lerch, Physical Therapist

Bill Lerch

Physical Therapist

  • MSPT
  • MTC

“I tore my ACL playing competitive skiing in college. The PT who put me back together is the reason I do this now.”

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Manual therapy for spine, knee, and shoulder pain

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Patient Stories

Real people. Real comebacks.

★ 4.9 rating · 150+ Google reviews

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Live From Google

Don’t take our word for it.

Every review below is pulled live from Google. We can’t edit them. That’s the point.

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The Honest Truth

Pain rarely waits with you.

Here’s what actually happens in the next 90 days, on both paths.

If you keep waiting

  • Your body compensates: other joints quietly pick up the slack
  • Simple problems layer into complicated ones
  • The workouts, walks, and weekends keep shrinking
  • Painkillers manage the noise, not the cause

If you start this week

  • A physical therapist finds the actual cause: visit one
  • Hands-on treatment starts the same day
  • A phase-by-phase plan with an endpoint, not endless visits
  • Most patients feel meaningful change in 4–6 visits

Nobody regrets starting too early. Every week, someone in our clinic says they regret waiting.

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The Boring Stuff, Handled

Insurance and paperwork, without the headache.

Most insurances accepted

We verify your benefits before your first visit: you’ll know your cost up front. No surprise bills.

  • Aetna
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Medicare
  • UnitedHealthcare
  • UMR
  • First Health
  • Rocky Mountain Health Plans
  • Cigna
  • Workers’ Comp
  • Auto Insurance
  • Cofinity
  • GEHA
  • Humana
  • TRIWEST/Tricare

Don’t see your plan? Call us. We’ll check for you: (970) 569-3883

Benefits check

Send us your insurance details and we’ll verify your exact coverage and cost, then call you with the answer. No guessing at the front desk.

Your details are used only to verify your coverage. We’ll call within one business day with your exact cost.

Questions, Answered

Everything you’re wondering before you book.

Straight answers: no medical jargon, no runaround.

No, most states, including CO, allow direct access to physical therapy, so you can start without a doctor’s referral. If your insurance requires paperwork from a physician, we’ll handle tracking it down so it doesn’t hold up your care.

We verify your benefits before your first visit, so you’ll know your exact copay before you ever walk in: no surprise bills later. If you’re without insurance or prefer to skip it, we also offer self-pay rates.

Wear something comfortable you can actually move in. Shorts are best if we’re treating a knee or hip, and a tank top or loose tee helps if we’re working on a shoulder or neck.

Your first visit, the evaluation, runs about 60 minutes. Afterward you’ll leave with a phase-based plan with an endpoint, not a guess, and not an open-ended string of visits. Most patients feel meaningful change within 4–6 visits.

It’s brief and localized: most people feel a quick twitch, then a wave of relief in that muscle. And it’s always optional; we’ll never spring it on you without explaining it first.

No. Every visit is one-on-one, hands-on care with a physical therapist, never a tech handing you a printout. Your exercises are dosed specifically for you and progressed live as you improve.

That’s a fair question, and it’s usually the model, not you. A lot of clinics rotate you through techs and hand you generic sheets. Here, you get one-on-one time with a physical therapist every single visit, a cause-first evaluation instead of a cookie-cutter protocol, and a phase-based plan with clear graduation criteria, so you always know why you’re doing what you’re doing, and when you’re done.

We’re in-network with most local insurance plans, including Aetna, Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield, Cigna, Medicare, United Healthcare, UMR, and several others. We are not in-network with Medicaid. Call us and we’ll check your specific plan before your first visit.

Book Your Visit

Ready when you are.

Request a time and a real person calls you back, usually within two business hours. No phone tree. No ‘someone will reach out.’ Just a plan.

  • Hours Mon–Fri: 8:00 AM – 6:30 PM · Sat–Sun: Closed
  • (970) 569-3883 Prefer to talk now? Call us.
  • Same-week appointments available

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