Antoinette Vastenburg, PT, GCFP
Antoinette has always been fascinated by how the human body can move and heal. She has enthusiastically learned a variety of sports both growing up and still as an adult. Antoinette wishes for everyone to move freely and do what they love to do, which led her into studying physical therapy at an early age. She graduated from “de Akademie voor Fysiotherapie Leeuwarden” in the Netherlands, her home country, in 1987. Since then, she has continued her path to improve her understanding of musculoskeletal injury healing through continuing education concerning various aspects of physical therapy. To deepen her understanding of motor learning as it relates to injury healing, she attended a Feldenkrais Professional training program through the Movement Institute, Berkeley, CA. She received her certification in 1999. Her compassion for helping others and her ability to combine traditional physical therapy with movement re-education through the Feldenkrais method has helped many people regain their functional abilities. She periodically teaches DPT students at Regis University’s physical therapy department about this method.
Antoinette has worked in different outpatient, hospital and home health settings in the Netherlands, Denmark, Texas and Colorado. As co-owner of Active Solutions Physical Therapy she enjoys working with patients with orthopedic injuries, chronic pain, thoracic outlet syndrome, and balance disorders.
Besides helping others return to their active lifestyle Antoinette enjoys being with her family. Telemark skiing, camping and traveling together are some of their favorite activities. Antoinette also enjoys hiking with her friends, Qi-Gong, gardening and Latin American dance with occasional local performances. She is currently learning more about Afro-Brazilian dance.
