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Physical Therapy · Flagstaff, AZ
Prooflookslike Hiking.
Your world got smaller one skipped thing at a time: the trail you stopped driving to, the mornings you plan around the pain. We find the cause, then work it one-on-one with a licensed physical therapist, every visit.
No referral needed in Arizona
One-on-One, Every Visit
Best Physical Therapy of Flagstaff, Flagstaff Business News
Top Rated Local: Top Rated Business in Arizona
No Referral Needed in Arizona
Flagstaff Since 2016
5.0 on Google
RunDNA Level 2 Running Gait Analyst
Most Major Insurance Accepted
Se Habla Español
Cause First, Not Symptoms
Certified in Dry Needling
The Hardware
Award-winning care. Officially.
We don’t just say we’re good. Flagstaff keeps putting it in writing.
250+ Five-Star Reviews
Over 250 people took the time to write about their recovery here. Read every one of them, unedited, on Google.
Best Physical Therapy of Flagstaff
Voted the city’s best physical therapy by Flagstaff Business News readers, about a year after we opened our doors.
Top Rated Physical Therapist in Arizona
Named Top Rated Physical Therapist and Top Rated Business in Arizona by Top Rated Local, within two years of opening.
What We Treat
Sound familiar?
Point to where it hurts. We’ll show you how we fix it.
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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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Elbow, Wrist & Hand Pain
Your grip gives out opening a jar: tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, wrist strain that flares by Wednesday.
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Back Pain & Sciatica
Standing up off the couch like you’re eighty: sciatica down one leg, mornings that take ten minutes to loosen up.
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Hip & Knee Pain
Stairs make you think twice and tying your shoes pinches: hip bursitis, runner’s knee, that ache on every squat.
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Foot or Ankle Pain
First steps out of bed feel like walking on glass: plantar fasciitis, Achilles pain, a sprain that never fully healed.
Learn MoreThe 30-Second Pain Check
Not sure where to start?
Three taps. No forms. See for yourself where we’d start with you.
Where does it hurt?
How long has it been going on?
What’s it costing you?
You’ve carried this longer than you should have, and probably because other people needed you more. A cause-first evaluation is where we find what’s actually driving it.
Services
Care for every kind of comeback.
Whether you’re post-surgery, mid-season, or just tired of hurting, there’s a plan for you here.
Physical Therapy
One-on-one, hands-on care with a licensed physical therapist who finds the cause before treating the symptom.
Sports Rehab
Rehab that gets you back on the trail or the field, not just off the table.
Manual Therapy
Skilled hands-on joint and soft tissue work to restore the motion you lost.
Dry Needling
Precise trigger-point work for tightness that stretching never touches.
Spinal Manipulation
Targeted spinal mobilization to unlock a segment that stopped moving.
3D Running Gait Analysis
Motion capture measurement of how you actually run, not how it feels.
Vasopneumatic Compression
Compression cycles for post-op swelling and legs that are cooked from training.
Fitness Training
Keep the progress you paid for: strength and mobility programming after discharge.
Musculoskeletal (MSK) Care
Evaluation and treatment for muscle, joint, tendon, and nerve pain.
The Recovery Journey
A plan you can see. Progress you can feel.
You’ll never wonder if it’s working. Four phases, each with one job, a clear order, and a way to know you’ve earned the next one.
Phase 1 of 4
Weeks 1–2
Pain
Job one: calm it down.
- Hands-on treatment starting your very first visit
- A plain explanation of what is actually driving the pain
- You’ve earned Prime when the pain stops running your day
Weeks 2–6
Prime
Job two: get the motion back.
- Targeted mobility work for the joints and tissue holding you back
- Exercise dosed to your body, not a generic sheet
- You’ve earned Perform when full motion stops hurting
Weeks 6–10
Perform
Job three: make it strong enough to trust.
- Loading that builds real capacity, not just tolerance
- Strength targets you have to hit before you move on
- You’ve earned Prevent when the trail, the bar, or the workday stops scaring you
Weeks 10+
Prevent
Job four: make sure it stays gone.
- Testing against your real life: the trail, the bike, the shovel, the job site
- A short keep-it-gone routine built for the week you actually have
- You’ve earned your last visit when you hit your graduation criteria
Not sure which phase you’re in? That’s exactly what the evaluation is for. Waiting will not move you to phase two.
Get My PlanReal Comebacks
Before: twelve years of low back pain from an old ski injury, two torn rotator cuffs, and a stack of clinics that only ever got him partway
After: working, golfing, and riding his motorcycle for hours. Pain free, no medication.
Roger P.
After 12 years of pain
Before: months off the trail. Pain from her right knee down to her right foot, 24 hours a day, even at night.
After: 100% healed. Hiking, biking, and Tai Chi, and waking up joyful about it.
Kathee R.
A couple of months
Before: a hip injury that showed up the moment he started powerlifting, and no explanation for why
After: remarkably better after one session, pain gone by the end of treatment, and protocols for home and the gym.
Andy B.
Better after visit one
Before: stubborn back and rib pain his own doctor could not find the source of
After: left pain free, with a set of stretches that keep it from coming back.
Bob A.
The Numbers
Proof, in numbers.
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Years Serving Flagstaff
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5-Star Google Reviews
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Condition Areas Treated
5.0 on Google 250+ verified reviews No referral needed in Arizona Free benefits check
Why Proof Physical Therapy and Performance
You’ve maybe done PT before. Not like this.
A lot of people land here after somewhere handed them a printout and a heat pack. You’re the one everyone else leans on, which is exactly why you’re the last one to get help, and exactly why you’re reading this. Here’s what changes when a licensed physical therapist runs your whole visit.
One-on-one
Every visit
One-on-one, every visit
You get the whole visit, hands-on, with one person who knows your case. No techs. No sharing your therapist with the room.
The cause, not the sore spot
A licensed physical therapist finds what is causing the pain, then treats that. Chase the symptom and it comes back next season.
No referral needed in Arizona
You can start physical therapy here without a doctor’s visit first. Medicare, Medicaid, and a few other plans do require a referral, and we’ll tell you which side you’re on.
A plan with an endpoint
Four phases, each with a job you can see yourself clearing. You’ll know where you are and what you’re working toward, and we run a free benefits check before you start.
Your First Visit
Know exactly what to expect.
No mystery, no surprises: here’s your first visit with us, step by step.
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You’re greeted by name.
Paperwork’s already done: you did it at home. Straight back, no waiting room purgatory.
02
We watch how you move.
A full movement assessment. Not just where it hurts, but why it hurts.
03
Treatment starts today.
Hands-on work in the very first visit, one-on-one with a licensed physical therapist. No week of waiting to begin.
04
You leave with the plan.
What’s going on, how long it takes, and exactly what happens next. No vague terms.
You walk out knowing what’s wrong, how long it takes, and what happens next.
Book My First VisitMeet the Team
The people behind your recovery.
A small team on purpose. You get to know your therapist, and they get to know your case.
Dr. Jordan Williams
Owner and Physical Therapist
- DPT
- Cert DN
“We want you to be the proof that what we do works.” Jordan opened Proof in Flagstaff in November 2016 to build the opposite of the high-volume clinic. RunDNA Level 2 Running Gait Analyst, built the cyclist assessment program here, treats in Spanish. Mountain bikes, plays bass, does woodwork, camps with his wife and three kids.
Ask me about
Running gait analysis, and the cyclist assessment
Dr. Crystal Geer
Physical Therapist
- DPT
- CSCS · Cert DN
Crystal is a Doctor of Physical Therapy, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and certified in dry needling.
Ask me about
Strength and conditioning, and dry needling
Patient Stories
Real people. Real comebacks.
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Andy B.
★★★★★
I started powerlifting and had a hip injury. After one session at Proof I felt remarkably better, and over the course of my treatment the pain disappeared. He gave me protocols for home and the gym, and thoroughly helped me understand the mechanics that were causing my pain.
via Google
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Bob A.
★★★★★
My doctor couldn’t figure out the true source of the pain, but had the foresight to order physical therapy. I left there pain free with a great set of stretches to keep me from relapsing. I highly recommend Proof PT.
via Google
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flagcabin
★★★★★
Don’t bother with the GP, just come straight here. They have great knowledge, outcomes and personalities. I would never go anywhere else.
via Google
Live From Google
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The Honest Truth
Pain rarely waits with you.
Two paths from today. You already know which one you’re on.
If you keep waiting
- Your body compensates, and other joints quietly pick up the slack
- Simple problems layer into complicated ones
- The trail rides, the walks, the weekends: all of it keeps shrinking
- Painkillers manage the noise, not the cause
If you start this week
- A licensed physical therapist finds the actual cause, visit one
- Hands-on treatment starts at that first visit
- Four phases with a job each: Pain, Prime, Perform, Prevent
- A plan with an endpoint, so you stop scheduling your life around it
Nobody regrets starting too early. Every week, someone in our clinic says they regret waiting.
Start My ComebackThe Boring Stuff, Handled
Know the cost before you start.
We accept most major insurance plans
Almost nobody knows what their specific plan actually covers for physical therapy. That is not your fault, the plans are written to be confusing. So we look yours up before your first visit, and the cost stops being a surprise.
- We call your insurer
- Coverage confirmed
- Deductible checked
- Visits your plan allows
- Referral rules checked
- Answers before visit one
Rather just ask a person? Call us and we’ll check while you’re on the phone: (928) 440-3106
Free benefits check
Give us your plan details and we’ll do the calling, then tell you what your coverage looks like. It costs you nothing, and you can decide with real information instead of a guess.
Got it. We’ll do the calling.
A real person is picking this up during business hours. We’ll come back to you with what your plan covers, before you commit to a visit.
Questions, Answered
Everything you’re wondering before you book.
Straight answers: no medical jargon, no runaround.
In Arizona, no. You can start physical therapy without a physician referral, so nothing has to wait on someone else’s schedule. There are exceptions: Medicare, Medicaid, and a few other plans do require one. If yours is one of them, we help track the paperwork down so it doesn’t stall your care.
We accept most major insurance plans. Your exact coverage still depends on your plan, which is why we check it for you first: send us your insurance details and we’ll run a free benefits check, then come back to you with what your plan covers. You find out before your first visit, not after a bill shows up. If you’d rather ask a person, call us and we’ll look while you’re on the phone.
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.
Anyone who answers that before examining you is guessing. Here’s what you do get: after your evaluation, you leave with a plan that has an endpoint, not an open-ended string of appointments. It moves through four phases, Pain, Prime, Perform, Prevent, and each one has a job and a way to know you’ve earned the next. You’ll always know where you are in it, and what finishing looks like.
It’s quick and localized. You may feel a short twitch, then the muscle letting go. It is always optional, and nobody here springs it on you without explaining it first.
No. You’re one-on-one with a licensed physical therapist, every visit, hands-on, not a tech and a printout. Your exercises are chosen for your case and changed in the room as you get stronger.
Fair question, and it’s usually the model, not you. A lot of clinics rotate you between techs and hand everybody the same sheet. Here you get one-on-one time with a licensed physical therapist every visit, a cause-first evaluation instead of a protocol, and a plan built in phases with clear criteria for moving up. Proof was opened in 2016 to be the opposite of the high-volume clinic, and that is still the whole point.
Book Your Visit
Ready when you are.
Request a time and a real person calls you back. No phone tree. No ‘someone will reach out.’ Just a plan.
- Hours Mon–Thu 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, Fri 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
- (928) 440-3106 Rather just talk it through? Call us.
- No physician referral needed in Arizona. Medicare, Medicaid, and a few other plans are the exception.
5.0 · 250 Google reviews
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Proof Physical Therapy and Performance
- 460 N Switzer Canyon Dr #400, Flagstaff, AZ 86001 (opens in new tab)
- (928) 440-3106
- Fax: (928) 438-6702
- info@proofpt.com
- Mon–Thu 8:00 AM–5:00 PM, Fri 8:00 AM–4:00 PM