NovaCare Rehabilitation

I’ve been working with NovaCare for about 14 months, on and off, pre– and post-​shoulder surgery. In that time I’ve worked primarily with two really capable and committed therapists (one of whom has moved on), as well as a few of the other therapists when scheduling doesn’t work out. For those who have been through it, shoulder surgery recovery is challenging and can be discouraging, due to the length of time, high level of pain, and persistent work required. Alyssa has been professional, supportive, firm, and open to dialogue every step of the way. If things aren’t working, she suggests something new. If things are working, she makes sure we keep progressing. When my surgeon said she needed to be more aggressive, she was more aggressive. They have a well-​equipped facility including a water therapy bath (pool implies something larger), some fancy chair thing that looks like it’s for pilot training, lots of weights, bands, straps, balls, machines, and cardio equipment. It’s apparent that most of the therapists enjoy their work, and the patients get to engage with each other, which adds a nice level of camaraderie as we are all working towards recovery and supporting each other in little ways day to day. From the moment you come through the front door, the front desk staff are warm and welcoming, I was impressed by the thoroughness of the evaluations and planning in mapping out the road to recovery. I’ll be happy to be done but sad to say goodbye to this group of people when i’m fully healed.

I started going to NovaCare in Bala Cywyd back in May after an injury to both of my knees. The work I did prior to surgery with Riddhi really helped me get to a level of mobility where I felt comfortable enough to have surgery on one of the knees. After having surgery to repair the MPFL in my left knee in August I have been able to progress quickly with the exercises Riddhi has given me to work on so far. I already plan on coming back for my treatment here for the surgery to reconstruct my right MPFL as well because of the experience I have had.

Looking forward to continuing my rehab with Dr. Riddhi, 8+ weeks so far and I have experienced soo much progress. Lots of optional equipment to train with. Very knowledgeable staff, always greeted with a pleasant and friendly hello by the front administrative assistants. If you are in need of physical rehab, I highly recommend this Novacare location. Thanks guys!