NovaCare Rehabilitation

NovaCare Rehabilitation located in North Wilmington focuses on providing skilled physical therapy to a wide variety of diagnoses. Our licensed physical therapists implement a personalized plan of care that is tailored to your specific diagnosis. Are you tired of living with low back pain or neck pain everyday? Come experience the power of hands on manual techniques and therapeutic exercise. Using a variety of soft tissue mobilization techniques, patients experience pain relief as well as a quicker recovery. Orthopaedic injuries, pre-/post-surgical rehabilitation, vestibular disorders, neurological and concussion rehabilitation, work conditioning and sports injuries are just some of the issues that we specialize in. Get scheduled today! After obtaining a bachelor's degree in exercise physiology from Cabrini College and doctorate in physical therapy from Aracadia, Dan has been part of the NovaCare Rehabilitation family for the past 14 years. He is the center manager for our Wilmington location. Dan specializes in sports rehabilitation and is Graston Technique certified. Dawn received an associate's degree from Harcum College and a bachelor's degree from the University of Delaware. She has been with NovaCare for 16 years and is the patient care manager. Dawn is experienced in manual therapy techniques, has completed McKenzie extension courses for lumbar and cervical spine and administers ImPACT tests for baseline and post-concussion testing Michele is a graduate of the University of Scranton where she earned a degree in physical therapy. Following graduation, she worked at Saint Francis Hospital where she assisted in the employee back program and provided anatomy lectures to radiology students. Since that time, Michele has worked primarily in outpatient physical therapy, with areas of interest in general orthopedics, geriatrics and vestibular rehabilitation. Kelly joined the NovaCare team in 2013 after earning a bachelor's degree from Neumann University and a doctorate in physical therapy from Temple University. Kelly enjoys working with a variety of orthopaedic and sports-related injuries, is experienced with manual therapy techniques, instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization, vestibular disorders and concussion management. Alyssa joined the NovaCare team in Wilmington, Delaware in November 2010. She earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science from the University of Delaware and doctorate in physical therapy from Thomas Jefferson University. Alyssa is experienced in a variety of orthopaedic and sports-related injuries, manual therapy techniques and concussion management. Juliann received a bachelor's degree in health and exercise science at University of Delaware and doctorate in physical therapy at Stony Brook University. She began her career as an outpatient physical therapist in 2013, and has been working at NovaCare in Wilmington since August 2014. Juliann enjoys using manual therapy techniques to treat patients of all ages with various sports and orthopaedic injuries. Joe earned a bachelor's degree in exercise science in 1986 from Temple University and was then accepted into the Professional Masters Occupational Therapy program at Temple University where he earned occupational therapy certification in 1989. He worked at the Cooper Hospital Trauma Center with a wide variety of traumatic hand injuries. Joe earned certification in hand therapy in 2004. Joe has experience in treating a wide array of upper extremity injuries, including complicated hand injuries, static and dynamic splinting, repetitive strain injuries, as well as shoulder injuries, including rotator cuff repairs and total shoulder arthroplasties. Amy joined our team in 2020. She is a 2019 graduate of the University of Sciences. She also holds a bachelor's in finance from Cabrini College. Amy can read Chinese and is fluent in Mandarin. She enjoys treating diagnoses involving sports injuries, joint replacements and acute/chronic back and cervical pain. Her goal as a clinician is to decrease her patients' pain and increase their functional mobility, one patient at a time, so they can enjoy a happy healthy life.

Paul Cherry
5 Star
Joe Kelly is an awesome PT. He is kind, genuine and a wealth of knowledge. He is so personable and is dedicated to his profession and patients. I am indebted to him for his support and keeping me motivated to do the hard work and make the phenomenal progress I've made. A big thanks to Joe. If you are lucky enough to get PT with him, grab him. Great guy!
Saturday 1st January 2022

Jacquie Porcaro
5 Star
I had a knee replacement 2 wks ago. I have been working with Alyssa and Michele. They have both been wonderful. The level of care and progress I am making has been incredible.
Wednesday 16th March 2022

Len Rosen
5 Star
Choosing from among the many physical therapy facilities and professionals can be challenging. That's why I went on a Neighbors site, and after considerable research and careful deliberation, chose Juliann Shepherd at the newly opened, light and airy NovaCare rehabilitation center at the Concord complex, near the intersection of Silverside Road and Rt. 202 (Concord Pike) in Wilmington, DE. Turned out those recommendations were spot-on. Juliann''s confidence, expertise and ability to formulate and orchestrate an individualized program was evident from the start. Her patience to see things through was both comforting and commendable. She's also aware of your insurance and how that plays into NovaCare scheduling. There's no pressure to perform up to expectations or standards with Juliann. She carefully analyzes what can and cannot do and proceeds from there. Her empathy is off the charts. Perhaps that's helps in the rehabilitation process as well.
Tuesday 9th November 2021

Shelah Balakhani
5 Star
I love how they care for their patients and really listen to you. I have never had a better hands on experience at PT, but they go above and beyond to help and are knowledgeable about a variety of therapies. I recommend them to my family as well.
Thursday 20th January 2022

Caroline Williams
5 Star
Dan McConnell is very knowledgeable and helped me with my uncommon foot issue. He created a thoughtful program for my recovery and now I'm nearly healed and almost done with PT. Feeling very grateful for Dan.
Friday 4th March 2022