the proactive mission

ProActive Therapy & Wellness offers adult and aging services for North Carolina seniors and their families. We specialize in supporting people with Parkinson’s disease through group exercise classes, individual therapy, home assessments, and resources.

Your North Carolina Senior Mobility and Wellness Partner

Whether you are a senior with a changing body or are facing the challenges of Parkinson’s Disease, you deserve to have confidence and empowerment in handling your body’s changes.

You don’t have to…

  • become less social

  • stay home for fear of embarrassment or injury

  • give up your favorite activities

  • become isolated

meet michele walker

physical therapist and Senior mobility expert

As a seasoned physical therapist with decades of experience, Michele specializes in adult and aging services that address mobility issues. Her mission is to help seniors and individuals with Parkinson’s disease reach their full potential. Michele is certified in LSVT BIG®, PWR!Moves®, and Rock Steady Boxing, highly effective exercise programs for managing Parkinson’s symptoms. She is committed to staying up-to-date with the latest comprehensive therapies and advancements in the field.

Michele also incorporates elements of tai chi, yoga, and drumming into her practice. Passionate about keeping seniors active and independent, she believes in proactive health measures and encourages participation in a variety of activities to improve strength, balance, and overall mobility. One of her key missions is to help seniors feel comfortable getting on and off the floor, reducing their chances of accidental falls.

Michele offers private sessions in the home and teaches classes at the YMCA and Senior Resource Center. She is excited about the upcoming completion of a new space, where she will be able to offer a variety of programs under one roof.

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Michele’s Approach

Michele’s mission is to keep seniors feeling strong and independent as long as possible. Her mother has been her inspiration, demonstrating her continued vitality by travelling the world despite being 87 years old. Age is a number and cannot be allowed to identify you.

step one: identify the issues and goals

What is it that you want to be able to do? Garden? Play with grandchildren? Walk your daughter down the aisle? Or simply stop falling? What do you think is holding you back? Do you feel weak or off balance? Is pain getting in the way? We’ll work with you to identify the primary issues that are getting in your way.

step two: plan the attack

There’s always more than one way to solve a problem. Whether you’ve tried physical therapy before or maybe just done your own thing, maybe you didn’t achieve the results you wanted. Let’s try a new approach. Once the issues have been identified, we can work together on developing a strategy to address them, keeping your specific goals at the forefront. We’re not doing this for us, we’re doing this for you. You’re the driver on this wellness journey, we’re just the guide to point you in the right direction and to keep you on the right path.

our 7 points of proactive culture

  • Respect for your time, trust, and knowledge of your own body and needs

  • Adaptability to your changing needs

  • Balance for your emotional, psychological, and physical needs, as well as your desires/goals and what is safe and appropriate

  • Compassion for the challenges you are experiencing

  • Support for the impact your mobility challenge has on you and all of those around you

  • Professionalism every day, every time, and with every interaction

  • Variety to keep sessions fun and engaging!

Take the first step today toward a more empowered future!

Whether you need a new approach to wellness or crave the fellowship of support groups, we’re your guide on this journey. Your quality of life is essential. An all-in-one-place, multi-strategy, holistic approach gives you the greatest chance to manage and delay your onset symptoms. Take control of your life, stay active, and maintain a productive lifestyle.