Active Health is one practice, not a referral chain. Physical therapy, sports medicine, physical rehabilitation and medical care are delivered under one roof by a team of five who share a single suite at 6500 Bowden Rd, one set of records, and one conversation about the same patient.
This page is the short version of who those people are, what they focus on, and what being treated here is actually like.
Active Health at a Glance
Founded in 2005, Active Health operates from one location in Jacksonville, Florida, with a team of five, a 5.0 star rating across 119 verified Google reviews, and eligible physical therapy and rehabilitation services billed to seven carriers including Medicare.
- Founded
- 2005, by Jeffrey D. Lipp, DC, DACBSP®, FIAMA
- Team
- 5 · DC, DACBSP®, FIAMA, CCSP · DPT · PTA · MPH · NASM-CPT
- Location
- 1 · 6500 Bowden Rd STE 200, Jacksonville, FL 32216
- Phone
- (904) 296-0202
- Rating
- ★★★★★ 5.0 across 119 verified Google reviews
- Insurance
- Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield, United Healthcare, Tricare, Humana, UMR, Medicare
Why the Practice Exists
Active Health was built on a simple premise: patients with complex conditions deserve better than fragmented care, and should not have to bounce between separate offices, repeat their history at every visit, and carry messages between providers who never speak to one another.
Bringing physical therapy, sports medicine and medical services together in one Jacksonville location produced a clinic where providers share information, align their recommendations and collaborate on every patient’s care. Those disciplines all belong to the same broad field, physical medicine and rehabilitation, which treats function and movement rather than a single body part. The model was inspired by the integrated care used in elite athletic training. Dr. Jeffrey D. Lipp founded the practice in 2005 and remains its owner.
How We Practice
Care at Active Health runs on three commitments: treatment plans coordinated across disciplines, a plan built for the individual rather than a protocol, and treatment aimed at what is causing the pain rather than at masking it.
Coordinated, cross-disciplinary plans
When the medical and rehab teams share a building and the same records, care stays consistent. Plans are built across physical therapy, sports medicine and medical services, and stay aligned visit to visit.
Plans built one person at a time
Every plan starts from that person’s own findings: what the exam and movement testing show, what their work and training week actually demands, and what they want back. Two people with the same diagnosis get different sequencing.
Beyond symptom management
Masking pain with quick fixes is not healthcare. Treatment addresses what is actually causing the discomfort, which is what lets you return to the activities you want back.
Who Practices Here
Active Health is a team of five: a founder and owner, a doctor of physical therapy, a physical therapist assistant, a rehabilitation tech and an office manager. Each card below shows who they are and what they focus on, and links to their full bio.
Jeffrey D. Lipp, DC, DACBSP®, FIAMA
Founder & Owner
Focus Sports injury and rehabilitation
Read full bio of Jeffrey D. Lipp
Christopher T. Brown, DPT
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Focus Active Release Techniques and orthopedic physical therapy
Read full bio of Christopher T. Brown
Joshua Wise, PTA
Physical Therapist Assistant
Focus Corrective exercise prescription
Read full bio of Joshua Wise
Jessica Childers, MPH
Office Manager
Focus Runs the office day to day
Read full bio of Jessica Childers
Where We Sit in Jacksonville
The clinic sits in the Southpoint corridor on the Southside of Jacksonville, just off I-95 and J. Turner Butler Blvd (JTB). Patients come from across Northeast Florida, from Ponte Vedra and the Beaches to Mandarin, St. Augustine and Orange Park, and some fly in for a week of treatment.
For orientation, Mayo Clinic Florida is east along J. Turner Butler Blvd, and Baptist Medical Center Jacksonville is north up I-95 on the Southbank. Active Health is an independent practice. If you are planning the trip in, the address, hours and map are on the contact page.