Rachel D. Haugly, DPT

Rachel holds a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) and is licensed as a physical therapist in Wisconsin. She holds a Vestibular Therapy certification, reflecting specialized training in vestibular rehabilitation — an area requiring specific competency in evaluating and treating balance, dizziness, and vestibular disorders that is distinct from general physical therapy practice. This certification is particularly meaningful at Neuroscience Group, where patients with neurological conditions frequently present with vestibular symptoms as part of their overall clinical picture.

Rachel is a physical therapist at Neuroscience Group's Neenah location, providing physical therapy evaluation and treatment for patients with neurological, vestibular, and orthopedic conditions. She works within NG's integrated team environment, where her vestibular therapy expertise and movement disorder focus give her direct relevance to patients managed by the neurology, concussion, and pain management programs. She takes a deliberate approach to understanding each patient's personal goals before developing a treatment plan, ensuring that the outcomes she works toward are meaningful in the context of that person's actual daily life rather than generic clinical benchmarks.

Rachel specializes in vestibular dysfunction — including conditions such as BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo), vestibular neuritis, post-concussion dizziness, and other causes of vertigo and balance impairment — and movement disorders with a particular passion for Parkinson's disease rehabilitation. She also treats a range of neurological and orthopedic conditions, making her well-rounded across the patient population that comes through NG's Neenah location. Her vestibular and Parkinson's focus directly complements the neurological specialties of NG's physician team, making coordinated care between neurology and physical therapy particularly accessible for these patients.

Rachel strives to create a positive and comforting environment where patients feel genuinely valued and actively involved in their own care. She listens attentively to patient concerns before developing a personalized treatment plan with individualized goals, and her core question for every patient is simple: how can I help you? That patient-first orientation shapes everything from how she conducts initial evaluations to how she measures progress — always anchored to what meaningful improvement looks like in the context of each person's own life and lifestyle. Her goal is to help her patients achieve progress that actually reflects how they want to live, not just what shows up on a clinical outcome measure.