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ABOUT US

ABOUT US

Why Rapha Exists

Too many adults living with chronic orthopedic and spine-related pain feel underserved by a healthcare system built for speed rather than understanding. Appointments are short. Options can feel limited. Often, Patients have more questions than answers, pushed toward another injection or told surgery is simply the next step.

Rapha was founded on a different belief: that healing should start with understanding, not assumptions and that patients deserve a physician who has the time, the training, and the personal investment to find out why they're really hurting.

THE DIFFERENCE MAKER
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Dr. Terrance Hughes

Dr. Terrance Hughes is a rehabilitation and pain management physician with more than 20 years of clinical experience treating acute and chronic musculoskeletal and spine conditions. Over the past five years, he has focused extensively on interventional orthopedics and regenerative medicine, pursuing advanced training in ultrasound-guided and image-guided orthobiologic procedures

EDUCATION 

Bachelor of Science - Biology,  May 1997

Xavier University of Louisiana  


Doctor of Medicine, June 2001

University of Alabama School of Medicine  

TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS

State of Georgia Physician’s License # 056454 2005- Present 
Board Certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 2007 - Present 
Board Certified in Electrodiagnostic Medicine (ABEM) 2012- 2022
Board Certified in Pain Management (ABPM) 2010- Present 
Board Certified IME (ABIME) 2010- 2015 
Clinical Trials Research Certification (Harvard School of Medicine)  2013 
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Our Philosophy of Care

We believe healing is about more than reducing pain. It's about restoring movement, independence, confidence, and the ability to participate fully in life.

Our approach rests on a simple idea: the body has a remarkable capacity to heal itself when it's given the right support, guided by an experienced physician who treats the whole person—not just the symptom.

That belief in restoration, purpose, and renewal is at the heart of everything Rapha does.

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What We Believe

  • Rapha treats root causes—not just symptoms.
  • Patients are seen, heard, educated, and cared for.
  • Concierge medicine means personalized physician access, robust communication, and treatment flexibility.
  • Advanced regenerative therapies may help patients avoid surgery and prolonged pain-management cycles
  • Patients do not have to simply “accept pain as part of aging.”
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