What It Is Like To Work With Backcountry Physical Therapy

Written by
Dr. Scott Runyon, PT, DPT
Published on
April 30, 2026

It’s hard to explain what something is like unless you truly experience it. I’m going to do my best to let you know what a course of physical therapy in Colorado Springs looks like with us. Understand that it’s going to be different than anything you’ve likely experienced in healthcare before. In general, the healthcare industry is a mess that has focused on profits and regulations rather than providing for the needs of the patients that they serve.

Your first experience with Backcountry Physical Therapy should tell you right away that we do things differently. On your first phone call, our primary goal isn’t to just get you on the schedule and move on. The goal is to actually get to know you and understand what you need. Our front desk will start asking you questions that give us clues whether this is the right fit for your injury recovery and performance needs.

We want to know what your goals are, what motivates you to do what you do, and what your training schedule looks like, as a few examples. If we are not mutually the right fit to work together, we will help you find the Colorado Springs physical therapist or other resource that is the best fit for your needs.

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How Your First Visit With Us Will Go

When you show up to our office in Colorado Springs for your first appointment, you are going to feel the difference yet again. First off, punctuality is huge for us. Do you ever go into a medical office and have to wait 20 minutes or an hour past your scheduled appointment time? Yea, we hate that, too. That’s why we strive to always be ready to go right at the time we scheduled. Then, we go layers deep to uncover what may have led to your injury in Colorado Springs and what the future holds. We want to know how well you sleep and what your diet looks like.

Those are both important pieces of recovery! We will break down your schedule and the amount of rest days you are incorporating. We also want to find out who you are doing this for? Is it simply for you and your goals? Or is getting back to running (as one example) something you want to do so you can do it with your kids or your spouse? It’s so important for us to understand the “why” behind what you do.

Our goal isn’t just to get you out of pain, it’s to understand how this pain started in the first place and eliminate the cause of your injury. Most physical therapy clinics near Colorado Springs are not working on that second level of rehab. We will help you find your mobility limitations, areas of weakness, and problems with your form that may be leading to injury. Or it could be a poor training schedule that is causing you pain. We need to find that out so you aren’t stuck in an endless cycle of alternating pain and recovery.

What Kind of Clinic Are We?

Keep in mind that we are a sports rehabilitation clinic in Colorado Springs. When you are working with a true sports physical therapist, you should have the opportunity to work on performance as well. That is another thing we help you unlock better performance so you run faster, ski longer, bike harder, lift heavier things, etc. There is so much to do around Colorado Springs, and we want to make sure you can always enjoy it!

Our goal is to have you see us less often than you typically would at other physical therapy practices. You are often asked to go to a standard clinic 2-3 times per week. When you see a PT that often, there tends to be a lot of filler and fluff of things that you could just be doing on your own. Most of our patients are seeing us weekly and quickly moving into biweekly or monthly follow ups. Your time is valuable, and we want to respect that.

By giving you all the attention you need in our one hour sessions that are always one-on-one, we get a lot more done in the time you spend in our office. You also have access to message our physical therapists whenever you need it if you have questions between sessions. On business days, you almost always get an answer the same day. Sometimes we are even able to get your questions answered on the weekend.

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How Your Recovery Will Look

You will get better faster, and it is because of the extra time we spend with you. We also love to push our patients beyond what they thought was capable. We are always incorporating weightlifting principles into our treatment plans. You will most likely be picking up barbells and kettlebells and using those to build tissue strength that makes your body more resilient.

When you’ve reached one goal and decide you want to work on the next, we are always available to help you with that. We work on what you want. We have so many patients that love seeing us, that I don’t think they’ll ever leave. And that’s their choice. We start to see our patients as friends and family, not just as clients. They continue to see the value and benefit of having a sports rehabilitation clinic near Colorado Springs on their side whenever they want and need it.

The Bottom Line

The bottom line is that we are a sports and performance physical therapy clinic serving the Colorado Springs area that gets results. We work on what you want and figure out ways to make it enjoyable. If you live in the Colorado Springs area and are looking for a physical therapist, we very well could be the right choice for you. We would love the opportunity to get you out of pain and significantly lower your chances of injury happening again!

We proudly serve active individuals in Colorado Springs, Manitou Springs, Briargate, Falcon, Rockrimmon, and surrounding areas.

📞 Call us today or 📧 book your evaluation to get started with Physical Therapy near Colorado Springs: (719) 285-9670

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