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5 min readAlan Siegel, founder and co-owner of ProClinix Sports Physical Therapy, started his career in Manhattan but left because he wanted to see his kids play youth sports. Now, nearly twenty years later, his network has grown from one location to eight across Westchester County, with two more on the way. The growth was not accidental—it was built on a deliberate strategy of embedding the clinics into the communities they serve, staying close to high schools, and prioritizing patient experience over the kind of scale that large hospital systems offer.
The Community-First Model
Siegel describes ProClinix as a “family-based practice” that treats patients from age eight to 108. The clinics are not interchangeable corporate outposts. Each one is tied to its town’s high school, youth sports programs, and local networks. In Pleasantville, for example, ProClinix has held the athletic training contract at the high school for about a decade, meaning their athletic trainer is present at football, basketball, soccer, baseball, and lacrosse games. This presence creates a natural pipeline: families get to know the staff, trust builds, and when an injury happens, the clinic is the obvious place to go.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:56) **Community-Based Growth Philosophy** - Siegel explains how ProClinix’s expansion strategy centers on being embedded in local Westchester communities rather than chasing scale for its own sake.
- 2 (03:30) **Concrete Community Connections** - Siegel details specific ways ProClinix builds ties, including a decade-long athletic training contract at Pleasantville High School.
- 3 (05:22) **Patient Demographics Across Locations** - Siegel describes the “8 to 108” range of patients treated, noting that no single profile defines ProClinix.
- 4 (07:21) **Functional Rehab Philosophy** - Siegel explains their approach to rehabilitation, which prioritizes functional, three-dimensional movement over heavy gym equipment.
- 5 (09:21) **Strategic Site Selection for Expansion** - Siegel walks through the logic behind choosing new locations, using Mount Kisco and upcoming New Rochelle and Somers sites as examples.
- 6 (12:18) **Unique Services: Shock Wave Therapy** - Siegel introduces focused shock wave therapy, a newer, deep-penetrating treatment that promotes tissue regeneration at the cellular level.
- 7 (16:19) **Less Common Services: TMJ & Vestibular Therapy** - Siegel highlights two specialized areas many practices overlook: TMJ disorders and vestibular (balance) issues.
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Show Notes
ProClinix Sports Physical Therapy founder Alan Siegel discusses how the practice has grown from one office to a network expected to reach 10 locations across Westchester by September. He talks about ProClinix’s ties to communities in the area, including Pleasantville, Mount Kisco and Armonk, its work with local athletes and schools, new treatments like shockwave therapy, and the challenges independent healthcare providers face in today’s insurance landscape. Siegel also details his own sports background as a college tennis player, and how that shaped his career in physical therapy.
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