RE+ACTIVE WELLNESS OPENS IN SLAYTON

After opening Re+Active WELLness in Pipestone in 2023, Theresa Stangle felt compelled to open a satellite office in Slayton in 2024. “I saw there was a need for options for physical therapy services in this area,” said Stangle, a Timber Lake, SoDak. native.

“Growing up in a small school myself, there was not an athletic trainer, so when dealing with an injury like a sprained ankle, there was no one to help with management of that. My heart still lies in a small town, and I would love to be an option for those of all ages dealing with an injury to get treatment to get back to feeling better.”

After high school, Stangle played NCAA Division II basketball and volleyball at the University of Minnesota Crookston and received an undergraduate degree in pre-medicine and biology in 2008. In 2011, she became a graduate of the Mayo Clinic School of Health Sciences with her doctorate in physical therapy. “I worked as a physical therapist in Pipestone for 11 years with specialty areas in sports and orthopedics, including on the sidelines for game coverage and training room services at the local high school,” said Stangle.

In 2022, a severe back injury changed everything for Stangle. She was forced to quit her job and rehab for six months.

As she worked through mental and physical battles, she put her focus towards her own wellness and trusted her instinct as she opened Re+Active WELLness, a physical therapy working with people and watching their symptoms change. This can be life changing for them like it was for me with my injury, so I love being able to be the person that they rely on to help them through that time.”

Re+Active WELLness offers physical therapy services, wellness programs which are developed for the patient’s needs for strengthening, and strength training. Dry needling, manual therapy and exercise prescription are also part of their treatment plans. “With options of dry needling and manual therapy as our services, therapy is more than just exercises,” said Stangle. “We can help your body feel better and as functional movement experts, we can help identify where the movement dysfunction is to treat you in the best way.”

As a cash-based physical therapy clinic, Re+Active WELLness does not take insurance. “You do not need a doctor’s order, and we can be your first sop when dealing with injury and pain management,” said Stangle. “As a cash-based clinic, it allows us to keep the cost of physical therapy services extremely low. You can pay with cash, check, credit card or an HSA card.”

In Pipestone, Stangle has an 8,000-square-foot building on Main Street where patients can be seen and clients can utilize a full gym that includes a basketball court, turf, batting cage and spin studio.

Currently located on the corner of 26th Street and Juniper Avenue in Slayton, Stangle has the goal of expanding services and growing the practice with a gym and class options. To increase the services of the satellite office, Katie Hoffman will be providing physical therapy services part-time on Fridays. “Katie is a graduate of Mayo Clinic in 2009 with over 15 years of clinic experience in various settings,” said Strangle. “She’s integrated in the community and can provide great options at the clinic.”

The duo look forward to serving clients and welcomes everyone to their open house at the Slayton clinic on November 1.