It’s been a decade since Laquan Taylor, owner of Neurofit360 ATL, sustained 15 gunshot wounds and was told he’d never walk again. 10 years later, Laquan and his wife Camille are owners of a local neurological rehabilitation center.
Neurofit ATL is pushing the boundaries of traditional rehabilitation and injury recovery settings by implementing the principles of Neuroplasticity, including intensity and repetition in everyday practice.
The staff includes a Doctor of Physical Therapy who specializes in working with the neurologic population across the continuum of care. At the company, the Taylors said their physical therapists believe anything is possible through vigorous work and perseverance.
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Neurofit360 was founded in 2009 in Florida by Dr. Guy Romain, PT, whose primary goal is to bridge the gap in services for those with neurological injuries or disorders and to help them achieve the highest level of function possible.
Neurofit360 ATL is now the second location of NeuroFit360 sharing the same mission.
Laquan served eight years in the military, and after his final tour of duty, he came home, and his life changed forever, resulting in a spinal cord injury.
“Someone robbed me from my car and shot me 15 times, and after I was shot, I ended up going to multiple physical therapies and experiencing multiple unusual types of physical therapy,” he said. “Once I came back to Atlanta, I decided I wanted to open up physical therapy like I received before.”
He said he was introduced to Neurofit360, which sparked an idea for him and his wife.
“I decided, with my wife, people in Atlanta need access to that type of intensity, and with that idea, Neurofit ATL was born,” he said.
He says he wants to bring the intensity Neurofit 360 gives to patients in the Atlanta area.
When Laquan was told he’d never walk again, he said he was in complete disbelief.
“I didn’t understand or believe what was going on, so I didn’t believe it, and that’s also part of the recovery process, when someone tells you, ‘hey, you’re not going to walk again’, and if you start to believe it, it can be something that sticks with you,” he said.
Camille didn’t meet Laquan until after he was still fresh into recovery, however when she learned doctors told him he wouldn’t be able to walk again, it wasn’t something she believed.
She said she had a front-row seat to see the transformation of her husband from being in a wheelchair 24/7 to walking with crutches with the help of the treatment plan Neurofit360 implements for their clients.
“It wasn’t something that I believed because I believe in a God that can do anything, and so, therefore, at the end of the day, whatever needs to be done shall be done,” she said. “I’m proud to say I’ve been by his side for the last 10 years, and I’ve seen tremendous growth.”
Laquan says the recovery journey was “exceedingly difficult” as humans or people who walk.
“People tend to never really think about having to scratch their noses, move your body, your legs, etc., but when we go a long period without doing something as simple as walking, the body and brain has to readjust,” he said. “You have to think about everything intentionally now, and it wasn’t an easy road.”
Through the healing journey and being married for seven years, Camille says she is still helping him and learning how to help and be there for her husband.
“At the end of the day, when someone goes through something this traumatic, they change daily,” she said. “So, you have to adjust to them changing and be patient; They need grace and understanding.”
As COO, Camille said her vision for Neurofit ATL is to ensure they impact not just the community around them but the community they affect and the community that has been affected based on the disability they cater to.
“We are a facility that helps those that have certain disabilities, but at the same time, we want to make sure they understand we’re not just here to make money, but also to hear, understand, and have compassion towards what it is they’re going through,” she said.
She also says that many times, when people go to different physical therapy places, they only do what they need to do to get the client to simply stay alive one day at a time. At Neurofit ATL, their goal, she said, is to go beyond that and give people with a disability a chance to learn how to regain life independently.
The Taylors said their business goals for 2025 are to generate more clientele, promote their brand, and add more services to their pipeline.
“We want people to experience what we do here, and I believe we are different, and a lot of people may say that about their businesses, but we go above and beyond, and everything is customized to that particular client,” she said. “Nothing is the same with the same client.”
Furthermore, Laquan tells readers to always be resilient and persevere no matter what’s going on in business or life.
“If you have a vision, stick to it, and continue pushing forward no matter what obstacles are in your way because it’s not easy, but it’s rewarding,” he said.
Additionally, Camille tells other aspiring business owners to never give up. Although it sounds cliché, she says she and Laquan have had conversations about whether entrepreneurial ventures were for them and “what have we gotten ourselves into.”
She said entrepreneurship is extremely hard, but at the end of the day, just like it takes a village to raise a child, it takes a village to build a business.
“You have to have strong partnerships, and I will say Quan has been a great partner in this, but the employees we accumulated with an understanding this is a brand-new situation, a brand-new business, and it’s going to take time,” she said.
Camille also said that for anyone out there reading or stumbling upon this interview, the Bible says, “We really endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning, so you find yourself weeping in the night, but when everything is said and done, Noah will be able to see you.”
“Continue to keep pushing, striving, tackling, and you will get there,” she said.
The Taylors said they see Neurofit ATL expanding and growing in other markets in the United States and internationally in five to ten years.
For more information, visit https://neurofit360atl.com.