{"id":18429,"date":"2025-08-01T01:26:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T07:26:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/new-clinic-ramage-performance-therapy-emphasizes-personalized-care\/"},"modified":"2026-03-30T22:04:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T04:04:39","slug":"new-clinic-ramage-performance-therapy-emphasizes-personalized-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/new-clinic-ramage-performance-therapy-emphasizes-personalized-care\/","title":{"rendered":"New clinic Ramage Performance Therapy emphasizes personalized care"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dr. Thomas Ramage, left, works with a patient at his physical therapy clinic, Ramage Performance Therapy. (Swayzee Ramage\/Courtesy photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n

A new physical therapy clinic has recently opened its doors in Cortez.<\/p>\n

Ramage Performance Therapy, started by Dr. Thomas Ramage, is at Mountain Range Fitness and aims to provide personalized, high-quality care to patients. Ramage started working in the clinic part-time in April of 2024, but went full-time in February.<\/p>\n

Ramage, who has nearly a decade of experience, said his approach to physical therapy focuses on individualized treatment plans and long-term wellness.<\/p>\n

Ramage was inspired to pursue physical therapy after overcoming football injuries during his college years. He earned his degree from Rocky Mountain University and has been practicing for 9\u00bd years.<\/p>\n

\u201cI played way too much football, we\u2019ll put it that way,\u201d Ramage told The<\/em> Journal<\/em>. \u201cI played in college and had a couple of really nasty injuries that I had to work through, and that kind of put me on the path of trying to help people. I had some great people that helped me recover.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dr. Thomas Ramage (left) working with a patient. Ramage emphasizes a personalized approach. (Swayzee Ramage\/Courtesy photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

After moving to Cortez in January 2020 with his wife, Swayzee, a Cortez native, Ramage worked at another local physical therapy practice before deciding to open his own clinic.<\/p>\n

Ramage Performance Therapy offers a wide range of services, catering to everyone from athletes to \u201cweekend warriors\u201d to the elderly. Ramage is certified in specialized treatments, including concussion management, TMJ (jaw) issues, blood flow restriction training, muscle scraping and dry needling.<\/p>\n

His approach addresses diverse needs, from postsurgical recovery to helping patients return to activities like softball or gym workouts. His one-on-one appointments with patients last for a full hour.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a very eclectic approach is what I like to say. I do a mix of everything. I am certified to treat concussions, TMJ or jaw issues,\u201d Ramage said. \u201cI do a lot of training whether its athletes or weekend warriors, people that are trying to get back into different routines, or maybe they\u2019ve been training for something and are trying to work through an injury and a host of other things.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dr. Thomas Ramage. (Swayzee Ramage\/Courtesy photo)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Ramage\u2019s philosophy centers on a three-step process: managing pain, identifying the root cause and preventing future issues. He shared that his goal is to treat patients as whole individuals, not just their injuries, considering factors like lifestyle and personal goals.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have a three-step process that I use with everyone, and I really preach this,\u201d Ramage said. \u201cNumber one, we want to get on top of the pain or whatever the issue is. The second part is, we want to get down to the root cause of whatever is causing the pain or dysfunction. And then the third thing is \u2026 as soon as the pain is gone, then they feel like they\u2019re done, right? I really push for the third part, and that\u2019s, let\u2019s continue on so that we prevent this from happening again. The goal is to empower people and teach them what they can do to prevent and keep from having the same recurring issues over and over.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ramage emphasized that his philosophy also treats patients as individuals and not as body parts to be treated.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey will get a very personable and personalized treatment plan. Everybody\u2019s treated as an individual, not as a body part,\u201d Ramage said. \u201cUsually, if they\u2019re coming in for a shoulder or whatever other need, there\u2019s usually other contributing factors to it. I don\u2019t see them as just whatever body parts or pain that is bothering them, but see them as a whole person and try to treat them as such.\u201d<\/p>\n

The clinic operates with flexible hours, accommodating patients as early as 6 a.m. and into the evening, and is now accepting new patients. Appointments can be scheduled by calling or texting (970) 516-3434 or emailing ramageperformancetherapy@gmail.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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