Amy Sides, DPT, CLT-LANA

Amy Sides, DPT, CLT-LANA (she/her) has been a physical therapist since 2001 when she received a Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT) from A.T. Still University in Mesa, AZ. She has experience in a variety of settings including pediatrics, acute care, and orthopedic/manual therapy. In 2009 she joined Centura Health Center for Therapy at Parker Adventist Hospital, where she had the opportunity to pursue her interest in women’s health physical therapy. Her treatment focus included bladder dysfunction, pregnancy/post-partum, pelvic ring instability, pelvic pain, utilization of rehabilitative ultrasound imaging, and breast cancer rehab.

Along her journey in treating women’s health she developed a passion for oncology and lymphedema rehabilitation. In 2014 she became a Certified Lymphedema Therapist (CLT), followed by certification in lymphedema by the Lymphology Association of North America (LANA) in 2017. She currently specializes in oncology rehabilitation, treating the side effects of a variety of cancer diagnoses. She provides community education at support groups, community lectures and hospital-based education programs. She is active in attending bi-monthly Tumor Boards and Breast Cancer Conferences, and is a member of the Cancer Committee and Breast Program Leadership Board at Parker Adventist Hospital. Amy completed a Quality-Improvement Study for the Cancer Committee highlighting the benefits of implementing the Prospective Surveillance Model of Care for breast cancer patients, and has been dedicated to program development of a multi-disciplinary, comprehensive oncology rehabilitation program.

Amy lives in the Denver metro area with her husband and three children. She enjoys spending time with them in the mountains camping, hiking, mountain biking and skiing.