Physical Therapy
 Hours of Operation:
Monday - Friday • 8am – 5pm
Closed from 12pm – 1pm
Contact Information:
Tel: 970-248-9476
Fax: 970-248-9475
At Western Orthopedics & Sports Medicine we believe rehabilitation plays an essential part in recovery for patients suffering a wide variety of related conditions.
In March of 2006 we opened a physical therapy department to allow our physicians, therapists, and patients to work together as a team to achieve the b est possible treatment outcomes. The convenience of the physical therapy department being located directly on sight allows for immediate and effective communication between the patient, physical therapist, and physician. Patients get satisfaction from knowing their therapist and physician are in direct contact at all times. This working relationship allows for the best care possible.
Common forms of physical therapy include: therapeutic exercise; neuromuscular re-education; manual therapy such as mobilization, manipulation, and stretching; physical and mechanical means such as ultrasound, electrical stimulation, and traction; and functional training in self-care and home management.
Plans are highly individualized. Your physician's clinical evaluation will dictate the type of physical therapy most likely to improve your condition. Therapy can be used pre-surgery, post surgery and in some cases in place of surgery. Depending upon your condition, your therapy may postpone or eliminate the need for surgery. In either case, you will play a major role in your recovery.
Our Physical Therapists
 Sean Richardson, MSPT
Sean received his Bachelors of Science in General Biology from Fort Lewis College in 1993. After working for one year in a hospital he returned to University of Colorado Health Science Center and received a Masters of Science of Physical Therapy after graduating in 1996 he worked in an all inclusive (SNF, acute, outpatient) rehab facility in Arizona. Upon return to Colorado he began working at an outpatient orthopedic, sports Medicine clinic in Grand Junction, CO. In 1998 this clinic was purchased by St. Mary's Hospital where he was continued to work in orthopedic, manual, and sports medicine therapies.
In 2006 Sean's business, TJR Contract Therapy Services, joined Western Orthopedics and Sports medicine to provide physical therapy services.
 Matt MacAskill, MSPT
Matt graduated from Colorado State University in 1993 with a Bachelors of Science in Biology and a Minor in Anatomy and Neurobiology. He then went on to the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, earning a Masters Degree in Physical Therapy in 1996. He worked as an outpatient physical therapist at Community Hospital for over nine years prior to joining the Western Orthopedics and Sports Medicine physical therapy department in May, 2006.
 Debbie Vassen, PTA
Debbie is a graduate of the University of North Dakota Physical Therapy Assisting Program. Debbie worked in Acute Care, Rehab and Outpatient for 4 years at Rapid City Regional Hospital in Rapid City, South Dakota prior to moving to Colorado. Since living in Colorado she has worked for Valir HealthCare at Larchwood Inns for the past 4 years prior to joining Western Orthopedics and Sports Medicine.
 Nicole Stock, PTA
Nicole graduated from Lake Land College with an Associates in Applied Science in 2004. She received her license in Illinois and was employed by Provena Covenant Medical Center in Champaign, IL and Advanced Rehab and Sports Medicine in Bloomington, IL before relocating to Grand Junction to join the P.T. department at Western Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in May, 2006.
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