Hello! My name is Deborah Singer, M.S., P.T., ATC, and I am the Vice President for NovaCare in Northeast Ohio. At NovaCare, our goal is to make a positive difference everyday in the lives of our patients, referring customers and employees. We are thrilled to be the Official Sports Rehabilitation Provider of the Lake Erie Monsters, our region's AHL hockey team and The Cleveland Gladiators, Bernie Kosar's new Arena Football Team! It is a very exciting time for our sports rehabilitation team and we are very proud of our distinctions. Now all of our patients are treated with the same up-to-date, evidence based treatment techniques that our professional teams are! Welcome to our new patients! For your convenience, our New Patient Registration Forms are available to download and complete prior to your first appointment. Please scroll down to find our New Patient Registration Forms in the Center Activity section. You will also find a "What to Expect" for New Patients link which provides valuable information for new patients. We take pride in treating our senior patients with NovaCare's One to One Program! By providing individualized care - one therapist - one patient - one hour time slots, we help minimize confusion while enhancing the relationship between the Physical Therapist and patient so that you can get the care you need. Our many locations throughout Cleveland and the surrounding Northeast Ohio area puts therapy right in your back yard, and our extended hours makes coming to our centers very convenient. We look forward to providing you with additional information, processing your suggestions or passing on your compliments. Please feel free to contact me directly at (216) 896-0824 ext 16, or email me at DSinger@HQ.NovaCare.com. Thank you for your interest in NovaCare Rehabilitation!

Available Core Services
Services vary by location

Our experienced clinical team utilizes a wide variety of procedures and treatment modalities to provide individualized and progressive treatment for patient of all ages and abilities to restore function, reduce pain, prevent injury, and improve overall fu

Physical Therapy

From acute to chronic conditions, NovaCare Rehabilitation's highly skilled therapists, who are registered/licensed occupational or physical therapists, treat a variety of hand and upper extremity injuries. Through advanced continuing education, clinical e

Hand/Occupational Therapy

Through an active and educational continuum of treatment, NovaCare Rehabilitation assists the patient in returning to normal, daily activities as soon as possible. By providing comprehensive education in anatomy, pathology, and care of the low back, the p

Low Back Rehabilitation

The NovaCare WorkStrategies™ Program benefits employers by achieving higher levels of employee functionality and productivity, while reducing the employer's financial outlay for workers' compensation and lost work time. Employers can select from a compreh

NovaCare WorkStrategies™ Program (Work Injury Prevention & Management)

NovaCare's Sports Performance Program is designed to help athletes of all levels to enhance performance and return to optimal competition with cardiovascular conditioning, strength training, flexibility exercise and proper nutrition education.

Sports Performance/Athletic Training

Osteoporosis

Available Specialized Services
Services vary by location

Aquatic Therapy

NovaCare Rehabilitation provides a comprehensive, multi-disciplinary approach to treatment that includes muscle and sensory re-education, coordination activities, range of motion, and/or speech therapy to those patients who have experienced a neurological

Neurological Rehabilitation

Our licensed physical therapists, with post-graduate training, work closely with the referring physician to address a variety of common problems associated with childbirth or other gynecological conditions.

Maternal Wellness

Goals of therapy include pain management, swelling/edema, and control and improvement of motion and function. This may include flexibility, a strength exercise program, or lymphedema management.

Lymphedema/Post-Mastectomy Rehabilitation

Specifically designed for those patients who have experienced jaw clicking, headaches, or pain associated with temperomandibular dysfunction. This individualized physical therapy treatment program focuses on resolving the patient’s pain and restoring function.

TMJ Rehabilitation

Fibromyalgia Program

Isokinetics

Orthotics

TMJ Care

Incontinence

Massage Therapy

Senior Wellness

Vestibular Rehabilitation

WorkStrategies ™ Program
Services vary by location

Today, America's employers are very much at risk...paying nearly one billion dollars per week in workers' compensation costs. NovaCare's WorkStrategies™ Program can help reduce your workers' compensation costs...let us show you how!

At NovaCare, we effectively partner with employers, case managers, claims managers, TPAs, brokers and insurance companies to create an innovative and cost-effective approach to the treatment and prevention of work-related injuries. NovaCare WorkStrategies™ Specialists utilize a number of tools to effectively evaluate, assess and design the appropriate preventative and educational programs.

The NovaCare WorkStrategies™ Program offers the following services:
Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCE)
Injury Prevention Training & Education Programs
Ergonomic Programs
On-Site Physical Therapy
New Hire Capability Testing
On-Site Triage Program
Return-to-Work Program
Work Risk Analysis
Work Site Intervention
Work Task Analysis
Work Capacity Evaluations (WCE)
Work Station Evaluation

Center Activity

NovaCare New Patient Forms Online!
For the convenience of our new patients, the majority of new patient forms can be downloaded and printed! If you are a new patient, please print your new patient forms and complete them before your first appointment. When you arrive for your appointment, there may be a few additional forms to complete based upon your insurance provider.

Please be sure to bring the completed forms with you to your first appointment!

To open and print the forms, click here: New Patient Forms

"What To Expect" for New Patients
We want our patients to feel comfortable and at ease for their physical therapy sessions. We encourage all patients to dress comfortably and attend all therapy sessions to maximize their rehabilitation goals. To help understand the "inner workings" of our centers, please print and carefully review our "What to Expect" for new patients.

To open and print the file, click here: What to Expect

New Program Offering
We are pleased to announce the following developments:
NovaCare On-Site! NovaCare is now mobile! We are taking the clinic to the injured worker with NovaCare On-Site, a new service providing companies who request on-site physical and/or occupational therapy, the ability to access WorkStrategies Certified Clinicians at their worksite! Just ask Deb Singer at 216-292-6363 ext. 225 or email DSinger@HQ.NovaCare.com.

Local Market Events

Check out the following events in your NovaCare Neighborhood:

NovaCare Rehabilitation is now ONSite at the Q! Look for us on the concourse of all home Cleveland Gladiator events, select MAC Tournament Dates and many Lake Erie Monsters home games! Kids and adults can test their skills with agility testing, grip strength testing and vertical leap testing! Think you are flexible? Ask for a free flexibility screen - all ONSite at the Q!

Community Involvement
NovaCare is pleased to support our community through our involvement in:
Sports Injury Prevention Tips Playing sports is a great for children of all ages. With any sport there are risks of injury involved with playing. Parents need to realize players may wear cleats, use bats/sticks and throw/hit/kick balls that can travel at high speeds! Here are some simple steps parents can take to help prevent their child from sustaining a sports-related injury: Getting your child involved in an accredited youth league with certified coaches is important for injury prevention. Make sure your child gets a suitable amount of sleep. If children aren't well rested they can get sloppy on the field. The equipment must fit properly to do its job. Don't use hand-me-down equipment unless it is re-furbished and fits properly. Although all injuries aren't avoidable, following these essential first steps can help parents keep their child safe on the ice. Stretching Tips Athletes of all ages can improve their performance simply by improving their flexibility. Flexible muscles allow you to lengthen your stride and reach. Improving flexibility also decreases injuries! Before stretching muscles, you need to warm-up the muscles. When muscles are cold and tight, they do not easily stretch and are more prone to injury. If they are warm and loose, the muscles have the potential to be used for greater strength and power. A simple round of jumping jacks or jogging in place for 5 minutes will bring the blood flowing to the muscles and allow them to warm up before being stretched. Follow these tips to stretch properly: Always do a cardio-vascular warm-up before you stretch. Hold all stretches for at least 30 seconds. For optimum flexibility improvement perform stretching at least 3 times per day. No ballistic (bouncing) stretching – hold a static position. Focus on these muscle groups: hamstrings, quadriceps, calves. For more tips on stretching and how to improve flexibility, call the NovaCare Sports Injury Hotline at 216-956-9312.

News Corner
Hot News Item:
NovaCare Rehabilitation is always looking for exceptional staff! If you are a PT, PTA, OT, COTA or rehab aide and are interested in learning more about job opportunities within NE Ohio, please contact DSinger@HQ.NovaCare.com for more information! NovaCare Partners with the Cleveland Gladiators! NovaCare Rehabilitation was recently awarded the sports medicine contract with the Cleveland Gladiators – Arena Football League (AFL) team. Former NFL star, Bernie Kosar, minority owner of the team and Mike Levy, General Manager, made the announcement. “We chose NovaCare because of their local and national reputation for excellence in orthopaedics and sports medicine,” said Mike Levy. “We have been equally impressed with the level of enthusiasm and partnership that NovaCare has already brought to our team.” The Northeast Ohio team is thrilled to be a part of the Gladiator organization. This announcement following right behind our first season with the Lake Erie Monsters AHL Hockey team, shows our commitment to the community and that we will continue to move forward in sports medicine in NE Ohio. Lake Erie Monsters NovaCare Rehabilitation is excited to have been chosen as the Official Sports Rehabilitation Provider to our region's new American Hockey League team, the Lake Erie Monsters! NovaCare's reputation as a rehabilitation provider with strong orthopedic expertise and clinical excellence was instrumental in building this new alliance with the Monsters. Stop by the "NovaCare ON SITE" booth located on the concourse behind Section 125 for your complimentary Injury Scorecard! Injury screens; flexibility, balance, agility, grip strength testing; posture screens and vertical jump height measurements will be performed by our skilled clinicians. Look forward to seeing you at The Q!

The NovaCare WorkStrategies™ Program offers the following services:

Center Activity

New Program Offering

We are pleased to announce the following developments:

Local Market Events

Check out the following events in your NovaCare Neighborhood:

Community Involvement

NovaCare is pleased to support our community through our involvement in:

News Corner

Hot News Item: