Rick Olderman, MSPT | Chronic Pain Relief Expert | Denver Physical Therapist

Denver Physical Therapist | Discover Why Your Body Can Heal—Naturally

You're not broken. Your body wants to feel better. The Fixing You® Method helps you understand the real patterns causing discomfort—so you can move freely again.

✓ 30 Years Helping People Feel Better  •  ✓ Award-Winning Author  •  ✓ Co-Author with Bob & Brad

Rick Olderman, MSPT - Denver Physical Therapist specializing in systems-based pain relief

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Free Self-Assessment

Curious What's Really Going On?

Watch these quick tests to discover the actual patterns creating discomfort — most people are surprised by what they find

Back & Sciatic Pain Test

Discover what's really causing your lower back pain and sciatica

🔍 What You'll Discover:

  • The #1 mistake people make before starting exercises (and why it makes pain worse)
  • Two simple tests: one reveals what movements hurt your back, the other uncovers a hidden pelvic/rib cage pattern in just 10 seconds
  • Why your sciatica might be your body compensating for an old injury you forgot about
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Hip & Knee Pain Test

Test for femoral anteversion or retroversion affecting your hip and knee

🔍 What You'll Discover:

  • How to test the actual shape of your thigh bone (most people have no idea theirs is rotated)
  • Why this bone shape creates chronic hip and knee pain that treatments can't fix
  • The specific exercises for YOUR bone shape (one size does NOT fit all)
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Neck, Shoulder & Headache Test

Find out why your neck, shoulders, or head keep hurting

🔍 What You'll Discover:

  • The surprising hidden cause of neck pain and headaches that 90% of practitioners miss
  • A 60-second test you can do right now to see if this is YOUR problem
  • One simple exercise that corrects this cause (not just masks the pain)
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Elbow Pain Test

Identify the root cause of tennis elbow or golfer's elbow

🔍 What You'll Discover:

  • Why tennis elbow and golfer's elbow keep coming back (hint: it's not your elbow)
  • A 60-second test that reveals the deeper cause
  • The corrective exercise that fixes the root problem (not the symptom)
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Sciatic Pain Test

Additional test specifically for sciatic nerve pain

🔍 What You'll Discover:

  • How to tell if your "sciatica" is actually a sidebending problem (totally different treatment)
  • Two ways to test this pattern in under 2 minutes
  • Two corrective exercises PLUS the daily habit that's causing it
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How to Find the Exercises to Reduce Pain

Learn the test/re-test strategy to find what works for YOUR body

🔍 What You'll Discover:

  • Explanation of the test/re-test strategy (the secret to finding what actually works)
  • How to use it to test your pain patterns accurately
  • How to use it to check if your exercises are helping or hurting
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Discovered your pain pattern?

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Assess Your Pain Severity (Optional)

Not sure if you should start with gentle unwinding or jump into exercises?

Take the 2-minute Pain Disability Index to find your recommended starting point.

Pain Disability Index

Rate how much your pain interferes with each activity.
(0 = No disability, 10 = Total disability)

Activities related to the home or family, including chores and errands.

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Hobbies, sports, and other leisure time activities.

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Activities involving participation with friends and acquaintances.

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Activities related to your job, including non-paying jobs such as housework.

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Frequency and quality of intimate relationships.

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Personal maintenance and daily living (showering, driving, getting dressed, etc.).

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Basic life-supporting behaviors such as eating, sleeping, and breathing.

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Move the sliders above to calculate your score

This is guidance, not a requirement. Whether your score is high or low, you're welcome to browse all programs and choose what feels right for you. We trust you to know your body.

Fixing You® Home Programs

Affordable, comprehensive solutions you can start today—designed to help you solve chronic pain on your own, without expensive appointments.

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Purchased a Fixing You® program? Join our weekly live group calls

Every Thursday 6pm MST  •  Get your questions answered  •  Connect with others on the same journey

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Unlimited access to weekly 1-hour coaching calls with Rick

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Available to anyone who has purchased a Fixing You® home program

You're Not Broken—Your Body Just Needs Better Information

Most approaches target where you hurt. But after 30 years, I've learned that where you feel pain is rarely where the problem lives.

Real Story: Ann was a collegiate swimmer whose 15-year back pain ended her career. She'd tried everything. When she came to see me, she was in so much pain I couldn't even finish her exam.

But I could see the issue just by watching her walk. I showed her how to change her walking pattern. Three days later? 75% better—both her plantar fasciitis AND her back pain.

She wasn't broken. She just needed the right information.

That's systems thinking—understanding how your body's movement patterns create discomfort, then teaching you simple changes that let your body heal itself.

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Rick Olderman, MSPT - 30 years helping people solve chronic pain through systems thinking

Real People, Real Results

Thousands have broken free from chronic pain with the Fixing You® Method

Watch: Holly's Success Story

"Your program gave me my life back after years of chronic pain."

"I consider Rick to be the best physical therapist I know. He is simply amazing... I jokingly refer to Rick as 'Jesus-like' because of his ability to cure the painful."

— Bob Schrupp, PT, DPT

Bob & Brad YouTube • 5M+ Subscribers

"After 15 years of chronic back pain that ended my swimming career, Rick showed me how to change how I walked. In 3 days I was 75% better!"

— Ann Smith

"These programs have helped immensely. Injured my back playing hockey, nothing worked. Found the site, started that night. Day 3, no pain!"

— Matthew Spanton

"Your program gave me my life back. After months of pain and physical therapy that didn't work, your program worked when nothing else did."

— Sean Smith

Patient Success Stories

Vicky Hardy

"My face pain was causing anxiety and I was unable to chew food. Rick helped me with tools and techniques to relieve the pain. My face pain is gone."

— Vicky H. | Neck Pain & Headaches

Sallie

"I didn't realize that my foot pain was causing my back pain. Since we fixed my foot, my back pain is gone too."

— Sallie | Foot & Back Pain

Yuko

"I have been pain medication free for quite some time. Rick has given me my life back."

— Yuko S. | Hip Pain

More Success Stories

Last day of treatment celebrations with patients from Denver and beyond

Michelle and Torri - Knee pain recovery

Michelle & Torri

Knee Pain | Back to Gymnastics

Nancy G

Nancy G.

Back Pain | Pain-Free After 15 Years

Terrence S

Terrence S.

Back Pain | Back to Active Life

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Yutaka A
Nevell G
Jaymie Hoffman
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The Systems Approach in Practice

Hands-on treatment identifying root causes of chronic pain

Rick treating lower back pain

Lower Back & Waist Assessment

Identifying movement patterns that create chronic back pain

Rick treating shoulder pain

Shoulder & Neck Treatment

Addressing the systems that create shoulder blade dysfunction

Rick shoulder mobilization

Precision Manual Therapy

30 years of experience finding the real source of pain

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🏆 2025 NATIONAL INDIE EXCELLENCE AWARD WINNER

Pain Patterns

A revolutionary paradigm shift in understanding chronic pain. Discover the connection between movement, fascia, reflexes, and persistent discomfort.

What's Inside: Groundbreaking insights into how movement patterns, fascia, and reflexes create chronic pain—plus practical solutions.

🎥 Watch the Complete YouTube Series

Watch Rick explain the breakthrough concepts from the award-winning book. Free video series available now.

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What Readers Are Saying

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Amazon's Top-Rated Pain Relief Book

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"I was unconscious of how I have been causing my pain. A few simple tests and exercises relieved it 100%. Rick has gotten to the root cause of human pain."

— Busadad, Canada

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"As a chiropractor, I feel everyone who helps a person recover from chronic pain should read this book."

— Dr. Tony, Chiropractor

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"This book is an excellent resource. Comprehensive and interesting. A wonderful, knowledgeable & informative read."

— Amazon Customer

Solving the Pain Puzzle

Where you hurt is rarely where the problem lives

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Solving the Pain Puzzle

Rick's groundbreaking approach to chronic musculoskeletal pain. Reveals that the location of pain has little to do with where it actually originates. Includes real patient success stories.

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What You'll Learn: Real patient cases showing how systems-thinking solved chronic pain when conventional treatments failed.

🎥 Watch the Video Series

Explore the groundbreaking concepts from Rick's bestselling book through his free YouTube series.

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"The Sherlock Holmes of Solving Body Pain Puzzles"

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"I am a Physical Therapist and find Rick's book to be inspirational at looking systemically at the body."

— Jill Carroll, PT

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"I am 75 years old and know how to walk, sit, stand without pain. THANKS DR. RICK!"

— EyesofLight

More Books by Rick Olderman

Award-winning resources for understanding and solving chronic pain

Top 3 Fix

Top 3 Fix

Co-authored with Robert Schrupp, PT (Bob & Brad). 55 years of combined experience distilled into three key exercises and habit changes that solve pain from head to toe.

Fixing You Back Pain

Fixing You® Back Pain & Sciatica

Easy-to-follow exercises addressing the three root patterns that cause lower back pain and sciatica.

Fixing You Hip Knee

Fixing You® Hip & Knee Pain

Complete guide to understanding and addressing hip and knee pain caused by underperforming pelvic muscles.

Fixing You Shoulder Elbow

Fixing You® Shoulder & Elbow Pain

Rapid relief for tennis elbow, rotator cuff issues, shoulder impingement, and golfer's elbow.

Fixing You Neck Pain

Fixing You® Neck Pain & Headaches

Discover surprising and overlooked sources of neck pain and headaches. Learn why your shoulder blade is key.

Fixing You Foot Ankle

Fixing You® Foot & Ankle Pain

Lasting relief for heel spurs and plantar fasciitis through foot strike patterns and calf tightness strategies.

Fixing You Pregnancy

Fixing You® Back Pain During Pregnancy

Eliminate pregnancy-related back, pelvic, sciatic, and SI joint pain with tips for pain-free sleep.

Free Resources to Help You Heal

Learn the systems approach to chronic pain relief

YouTube Channel

Free exercises, pain tests, and educational content. New videos every Friday.

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Blog & Articles

Deep dives into chronic pain patterns, movement mechanics, and the systems thinking approach

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For Healthcare Practitioners

Master the systems thinking approach that solves chronic pain cases other methods miss

🎧 Get Your Free Somatics Audio Lesson

Experience the power of somatic movement to release pain patterns

Transform Your Clinical Practice

"I took Rick Olderman's full course for professionals... there are times when I feel like a miracle worker. Just two days ago, I saw an employee with back pain. I assigned him three stretches and one habit to change. He is 90% better today."

— Bob Schrupp, PT, DPT

Bob & Brad YouTube • 5M+ Subscribers

Learn the systems thinking approach that identifies the root causes of chronic pain—not just treating symptoms at the pain site.

🎓 Earn 30 CEU Credits (Colorado PT Board Approved)

  • ✓ 30 CEU credits for Colorado PTs
  • ✓ Master connections other PTs miss
  • ✓ Solve complex chronic pain cases
  • ✓ Evidence-based systems approach

What Therapists Are Saying

"It makes treating patients so much easier. I feel like I am more successful as a therapist treating this way!"

— Lara Jerzycki, PT, DPT, ATC

"Knowing what I know now and being able to help someone quickly while feeling confident—that was surprising."

— Tess Steele, PT, DPT

"It's been really rewarding using this approach and seeing how effective it is."

— Maggie Burns, PT, DPT

"I think my favorite thing about it is how effective it is. It's helped my teaching ability, patient buy-in, and my overall confidence."

— Jill Humphreys, PT, DPT

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