Dr. Tom Hecker, DPM
Founder
Recover without surgery. Shoulder to toe.
Go 4 Recovery pairs a proprietary treatment formula with nine advanced therapies to repair joints, tendons, ligaments and nerves, while you stay active.
- stage formula
- 4
- advanced therapies
- 9
- incisions
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What is Go 4 Recovery?
Go 4 Recovery is a non-surgical recovery clinic in Fort Collins, Colorado. We treat injured and painful joints, tendons, ligaments, muscles and nerves across the whole body with a proprietary formula that sequences advanced therapies in a set order.
The approach was built by Dr. Tom Hecker, DPM, over decades of sports medicine practice, first for the foot and ankle and now from shoulder to toe. The idea is simple: your body already knows how to heal. Our job is to protect what is injured and give that process everything it needs.
Meet the team
A Hecker Sports Medicine company
Founded 2024 · Fort Collins, CO
How does the Go 4 Formula work?
The Go 4 Formula is a four-stage, non-surgical treatment sequence: evaluate the injury, stabilize it, stimulate repair with a stack of advanced therapies, then rebuild strength. Each stage sets up the next, so tissue heals in the right order while you stay active.
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Evaluate
Find the real problem
Every plan starts with a hands-on exam of the injured area and how you move. When it is needed, imaging is reviewed to confirm which structure is involved.
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Stabilize
Protect what is injured
The job is not to stop you from being active. It is to control the injured structure so it can heal while you keep moving, using bracing or support only where it helps.
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Stimulate
Stack the right therapies
This is the core of the formula. Advanced modalities are combined in a set order to raise blood flow, calm inflammation, remodel damaged tissue and switch the body's own repair process back on.
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Strengthen
Rebuild and return
Healed tissue has to be loaded to stay healed. Eccentric training and compression recovery rebuild strength and mobility so you return to sport, work and life with less risk of re-injury.
What do we treat? Shoulder to toe.
It started with feet and ankles. The same formula now treats the whole body. Pick an area to see the conditions we work with and the therapies most often used.
Shoulder
Overhead athletes, lifters and anyone with a shoulder that will not settle down.
Conditions we see
- Separated shoulder (AC joint)
- Bicep tendinitis
- Brachial plexus injuries
- Sprains, strains and tears
Therapies often used
Your plan is set after an evaluation and may differ.
Elbow
Throwing, swinging and gripping injuries that keep flaring up.
Conditions we see
- Tennis elbow
- Golfer's elbow
- Ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) injuries
- Tricep tendinitis
Therapies often used
Your plan is set after an evaluation and may differ.
Hand & Wrist
Pain, stiffness and nerve symptoms from repetitive work and sport.
Conditions we see
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Trigger finger
- De Quervain's syndrome
- Thumb (CMC joint) arthritis
Hip
Hip pain that limits running, lifting or simply getting through the day.
Knee
From weekend tweaks to long-running joint pain.
Foot & Ankle
Where Dr. Hecker's work began, and still the deepest bench of experience.
Conditions we see
- Plantar fasciitis
- Achilles tendon injuries
- Ankle sprains and pain
- Stress fractures
- Morton's neuroma
- Bunions
- Flat feet and fallen arches
Therapies often used
Your plan is set after an evaluation and may differ.
Nerve & Recovery
Whole-body conditions and recovery between hard efforts.
Conditions we see
- Neuropathy
- Arthritis
- Muscle soreness and fatigue
- Post-surgical recovery
Therapies often used
Your plan is set after an evaluation and may differ.
Nine therapies. One plan.
Compare all therapies
Stimulate
TECAR Radio Frequency
Radio frequency energy that raises blood flow and speeds tissue repair.
How it works
Stimulate
Piezoelectric Shockwave
Focused sound pulses that remodel scar tissue and stubborn tendon injuries.
How it works
Stimulate
Optical Therapeutic Laser
Medical-grade light energy for deep pain relief and cellular repair.
How it works
Stimulate
Sanexas Electric Cell Therapy
Electric cell signaling that supports nerve function and nerve repair.
How it works
Stimulate
Vissman Neuromuscular Technique
Acoustic vibration that resets the signal between muscle and nervous system.
How it works
Regenerate
PRP+ Therapy
Your own platelets, concentrated and placed where tissue needs to rebuild.
How it works
Strengthen
BioBox Eccentric Training
Neuromuscular activation that rebuilds strength without overloading healing tissue.
How it works
Strengthen
Normatec Compression
Dynamic air compression that moves fluid and speeds muscle recovery.
How it works
Care
Sports Medicine
Getting people better while they stay active.
How it worksWho is it for?
Athletes
In season or off, you want to heal without losing months of training. We keep you moving while the injury is controlled.
Active adults
Runners, lifters, skiers, hikers and golfers who want to keep doing the thing they love for decades.
Chronic pain
Problems that rest, medication or a single therapy have not fixed often respond when therapies are sequenced.
Post-surgical
Advanced therapies can support restoration after surgery so strength and mobility come back sooner.
The people behind the plan
A doctor who built the formula and an athletic trainer who runs it with you, session by session.
More about us 
Zach Kuchta, ATC
Athletic Trainer
Common questions
What is Go 4 Recovery?
Go 4 Recovery is a non-surgical recovery clinic in Fort Collins, Colorado, founded by Dr. Tom Hecker, DPM, and owned by Hecker Sports Medicine. It treats joint, tendon, ligament, muscle and nerve problems across the whole body using a proprietary treatment formula and nine advanced therapies.
What makes the Go 4 Formula different?
Most clinics offer one or two modalities on their own. The Go 4 Formula sequences several: the injury is evaluated and stabilized first, then advanced therapies are stacked in a set order to stimulate repair, and strength is rebuilt before you return to full activity.
Do you only treat foot and ankle injuries?
No. Dr. Hecker's background is in foot and ankle sports medicine, and that experience shaped the formula. Go 4 Recovery applies it to the whole body, including the shoulder, elbow, hand and wrist, hip and knee, as well as nerve conditions such as neuropathy.
Are the treatments invasive?
TECAR, shockwave, laser, Sanexas, Vissman, BioBox and Normatec are all non-invasive and need no incisions or anesthesia. PRP+ involves a blood draw and an injection of your own concentrated platelets. Sports medicine care is an evaluation and a plan, not a procedure. None of them is surgery.
Do I need a referral?
No referral is needed to request a consultation. Send a message through the contact form and the team will reply within one business day to set up your first visit.
Where is Go 4 Recovery located?
Go 4 Recovery is at 2315 E Harmony Road, BLDG C1 Suite 130, Fort Collins, CO 80528. It is open Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM and serves patients from across Northern Colorado.
Fort Collins, serving Northern Colorado
We are on Harmony Road, close to I-25, and see patients from Loveland, Windsor, Greeley, Longmont and beyond.
- 2315 E Harmony Road, BLDG C1 Suite 130, Fort Collins, CO 80528
- Mon, Wed–Fri: 9 AM – 5 PM
- support@go4recovery.com
Ready to get moving again?
Tell us what hurts and what you want to get back to. We reply within one business day to set up your consultation.