Proactive Rehabilitation & Wellness
PT & OT services to help you overcome pain…
Proactive Rehabilitation & Wellness is a leader in physical rehabilitation treatment, taking a biopsychosocial approach in out PT & OT practice.
We empower patients to make informed decisions, become drivers of their own healthcare, and to chart a holistic path to healing. Our PT & OT clinicians work with you to overcome pain and return to doing the things that are important to you.
We envision a world where skilled, competent, and caring clinicians serve and care for engaged patients to promote better clinical outcomes, unmatched patient satisfaction, and lasting relationships.
Mission, Vision, and Values
Mission
Proactive Rehabilitation & Wellness empowers our patients to make informed decisions, become drivers of their own healthcare, and to chart a holistic path to healing by taking a biopsychosocial approach to assessment & treatment.
Vision
We envision a world where skilled, competent, and caring clinicians serve and care for engaged patients to promote better clinical outcomes, unmatched patient satisfaction, and lasting relationships.
Values
Everybody has a purpose
Serve patients together
Be a guide, not a crutch
Treat the whole person
Healthcare is a relationship
Always transparent
Lead the change
Our Story
Rafael E. Salazar II, MHS, OTR/L
Owner
Well, I guess this story starts with a vision of what healthcare should be. As I’ve written about in our Manifesto, healthcare should be about people, not numbers, not technical jargon, not even cool, cutting-edge technology & tools (though we like to use those things when applicable). In fact, my 2022 book Better Outcomes: A Guide to Humanizing Healthcare, lays out in detail my vision for a human-centered approach to healthcare.
When I started my career as an occupational therapist in 2012, I had no idea where that career would take me. I got into this profession because, when I was 16 years old, I fell and landed on a glass bottle, cutting tendons and nerves in my hand. I spent the summer before my senior year in high school in an outpatient PT & OT clinic recovering from surgery. That experience opened my eyes to healthcare as a profession, as a calling, as a vocation. I set my sights on a career that would give me the opportunity to help people overcome whatever pain, limitation, or diagnosis they found themselves experiencing.
My career has taken anything but a linear path. I started off after graduation managing the OT caseload at a couple different nursing homes. From there I went to Charlie Norwood VA Medical Center, where things really got interesting. I worked in the outpatient specialty rehab program. Basically, everyone who had a shoulder, elbow, or hand surgery came to our clinic. Anyone who experienced chronic pain and didn’t find relief from surgery, injections, or other invasive management strategies came to us. We saw the most complex, challenging, and serious cases that came through that hospital system…And I loved it! Working with these patients opened up my eyes to the reality of healthcare, to the huge limitations that plague our traditional way of looking at disease, pain, and recover, and pushed me to learn about a biopsychosocial approach to treatment.
Fast forward a few years, and I left the VA to begin consulting for the state of Georgia’s Department of Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities. My team and I helped transition people of out state institutions and facilities to living a safe, healthy and engaged lives in local communities throughout Georgia. This work allowed me to grow in my understanding and appreciation for what we called “Integrated Clinical Support” —basically, clinicians working together as a team to help one person. I had worked on some smaller projects like this at the VA, but doing it for the state showed me the possibilities of providing services to patients as part of a team, not just a solo clinician or specialist.
In the time I was consulting for the state, I also started Rehab U Practice Solutions, a marketing and consulting firm that helps healthcare clinics & organizations implement this sort of integrated, holistic, biopsychosocial approach in their daily practice. I also started The Better Outcomes Show, a podcast that explore the possibilities of a new healthcare.
Despite all of this exciting work, one thing was missing: I wanted to get back to my roots, treating patients in the clinic and being able to build real, meaningful relationships with them as they navigated their paths to recovery. So, when the opportunity to purchase ProActive came up and ad OT to an already thriving PT clinic, I had to jump on it!
I’m forever grateful to the clinicians that started this place in 2011, Janet & Diane, and for their original vision of individualized, person-centered treatment. They left a great foundation in place for us to continue to serve patients in a way that makes them feel heard, understood, and valued.
Anyways, that’s our story!
What People Say About Us
Jeanne McGee2024-03-23The physical therapists have helped me regain right knee function after total right knee replacement. I have only great things to say about ProActive Physical Therapy. I will go there again should I need PT in the future.Karen Rowland2024-03-18This place is Awesome. Each employee is beyond nice. They really care for their clients. From the time you walk in until the time you leave you feel like you are welcomed and cared for.Rebekah Miller2024-03-12Staff is knowledgeable, friendly and professional!Hannah Briggs2024-02-27If you’re looking for somewhere that will take into consideration every single detail about you and your health. This is the place for you. ProActive is more than just a physical therapy, it’s genuinely a family. Brooke Suggs went out of her way to help me better understand my knee and how my body is responding to exercises. She went above and beyond giving me advice on different exercises to try to help strengthen my leg. Every staff member at ProActive will make you feel welcomed every single time you walk in. I genuinely looked forward to PT every session because it was healing for my knee but also healing for my spirit. They lift you up and they keep you up. They will be your biggest champions I promise. I never left a single session without many smiles and laughs. P.s. Brooke deserves a raise. She absolutely did not have to answer any of my questions it was well after closing yet she not only answered but gave advice and suggestions to try. She is an absolute treasure. Everyone at ProActive is!Greta Neuman2024-02-23The therapists here are top notch and the support from the PTAs is excellent as well. Their front desk staff are really friendly and kind and get to know everyone who walks in the door. This office is small but with that, you get much more personalized therapy. This is not a cookie cutter, you have knee pain, so do these 5 exercises every visit and we'll discharge you after 5 visits. They listen and adjust treatment based on patient feedback, much moreso than any other PT office I've ever been to. I thought my problem was just arthritis in my knees - but they were able to get to the reason why the arthritis developed to treat the source. My whole family has gone to Proactive and we know how valuable it is to our health.Angela Griffin2024-01-05Treatment sessions are individualized to meet the needs of their patients. Professional , caring, and thorough are adjectives that describe their staff.William Good2023-12-15Awesome staff and great services, from the office to the therapy room, very professional staff.Stephanie Hallisy2023-12-11I was suffering with one of the worst headaches I've EVER had in quite a while - almost to the point of needing to go home and feeling quite nauseated. For several hours, I tried different remedies to feel better but nothing worked. Courtney offered dry needling to alleviate the pain. She used about 5 or so very tiny needles and left them in for about 15 minutes or so. I never felt the needles being set and only experienced a "heaviness" in the left temple area. The heaviness wasn't uncomfortable or painful at all - it was just a light "heaviness." After the needles were removed, my headache was completely gone. I can't believe something that small would make such an impact and help me feel much, much better. Research definitely supports dry needling. It helps to decrease muscle tightness, increase blood flow and reduce pain - and I can certainly attest to this in my case today. I've also been seeing an Occupational Therapist for an injury I sustained to my dominant arm. She listened to all of my concerns and prescribed just the right exercises to get me back on track. She provided me with an online platform that reaches out to me periodically to assess my progress. We had to tweak some of the exercises initially, but I can say that everything went perfectly well!Chuck Smith2023-10-09Great friendly, knowledgeable staff
When I got the call to schedule the appointment, the office staff was friendly. I also received a detailed explanation of what my insurance would pay and my estimated out of pocket. When I got to my appointment, the staff was equally warm and the vibe of the office was welcoming. And finally, I scored a good physical therapist -she did a thorough evaluation and provided suggestions…I’m very optimistic this team is gonna be able to help.
Very friendly staff. They seem to go out of their way to work with your schedule. Knowledgeable healthcare providers. Positive results…
Everyone there are very friendly. Also, my therapist was very knowledgeable.
The staff are accommodating, talented, and very welcoming…a true blessing to our local medical community!
I love the one on one and they really take time with their patients.
As a clinic administrator and health executive for 10 years, this experience has been refreshing. You all have to share what you have here. You’re definitely winning. From beginning to end, a great experience.
Personal therapy designed to assist with return to full function. The staff is friendly and professional
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