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5930 Old French Road
Erie, PA 16509

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(814) 860-7818

Hours

Day of the Week Hours
Monday:7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Tuesday:7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Wednesday:7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Thursday:7:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Friday:7:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Saturday:7:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Sunday:Closed

Featured Services

Physical Therapy
Orthopedic Rehabilitation
Hand Therapy
Athletic Training Services
Sports Medicine
Functional Capacity Evaluations
Return-to-Work Program
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About

At NovaCare Rehabilitation, our experienced clinical team will design an individualized plan of care that aligns with your specific goals in mind. Through experience, advanced clinical training and clear communication with our patients, our therapy team will give you the advantage in recovery.

Our center is proud to be a Select Sports Center of Excellence, which is an endorsement of our expertise in providing the highest quality of care in sports physical therapy. We have a proven commitment to excellence in injury prevention, rehabilitation/return to sports and performance enhancement.

Whether you’re a competitive or recreational athlete, our focus is on you and your goals. Our dedicated sports medicine physical and occupational therapists know an athlete’s mindset and the demands of your sport. Trust us to treat the athlete you are today so you may become the athlete you want to be, tomorrow.

We are proud to be part of the community and are committed to providing each patient with an exceptional experience that promotes healing and recovery in a safe, compassionate environment. Request an appointment and experience the power of physical therapy today.

Outside front of building
Therapy treatment and gym area
Therapy equipment and gym area
Our Team

Christopher Firman, PTA, CLT, CKTP, Market Manager, Center Manager

Chris is the market manager for seven NovaCare centers in Northwestern Pennsylvania and center manager for Erie South. Chris has been practicing physical therapy since 1999 and with NovaCare since 2011. He has been treating a wide range of sports, orthopedic, lymphedema and work-related injuries with a hands-on and patient specific approach. He graduated from Wheeling Jesuit University in 1996 with a bachelor's degree in biology and minor in psychology. He received his associate degree in physical therapy from Mercyhurst University in 1999. Chris is a certified lymphedema therapist, certified kinesio taping practitioner, McKenzie method trained and Gary Gray functional rehabilitation trained. He is passionate about injury prevention and sports recovery. Chris has developed a throwing program for the overhead athlete and collaborated with his staff on a recovery program for all forms of athletes. Erie South uses the latest technology and state of the art rehabilitation platforms.

Amanda Scully, P.T., DPT, CLT

Born and raised in Erie, PA, Amanda has been working with NovaCare since she graduated from Gannon University in 2010. She enjoys developing unique rehabilitation programs and treats each patient as an individual. Amanda has provided injury screening and strength and conditioning programs for the Lakettes Gymnastics Club, the Mercyhurst University Dance department and the Gannon University Women's Soccer Team. Amanda is the medical director for the Youth Development Camps for USA Rhythmic Gymnastics where she develops their injury prevention and sports performance programs. She has treated a wide variety of patients, ranging from weekend warriors to Olympic Gold Medalists, but the most gratifying patient group she treats is those battling breast cancer. Amanda has been a certified lymphedema therapist since 2010 and has a passion for helping patients dealing with breast cancer-related lymphedema.

Christina Brown, P.T., DPT

Christina graduated from the University of Findlay with a doctorate of physical therapy. She previously graduated from Mercyhurst University with an associate degree in physical therapy assistant and a bachelor's degree in dance performance from Butler University. Christina is a Pilates instructor and holds certification from NYC's Westside Dance Physical Therapy specializing in dance rehabilitation. Her experience and passion for dance and expertise in physical therapy has provided her with the opportunity to be a lead ballet instructor and conditioning coach for the USA Rhythmic Gymnastics. Christina's extensive dance training led her to attend the Pennsylvania School of the Arts. She has traveled throughout the USA to train with Paul Taylor, Boston Ballet, Point Park University, and the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet. Christina traveled throughout Europe performing and furthering her dance training. She performed with Holland America Cruise Line and Stiletto Entertainment.

Rosemary Williamson, P.T., DPT, HFS

Rosie was born in Jamestown, NY. She graduated from Gannon University in 2010 with a bachelor's degree in sport and exercise science and doctorate in physical therapy in 2013. Following graduation, Rosie returned to Jamestown and worked in a skilled nursing facility and an outpatient facility before returning to work at NovaCare where she began in 2015. As Rosie is an avid runner herself, she specializes in working with endurance athletes, especially running injuries &injury prevention. Rosie is Graston trained and is a certified KinesioTaping practitioner. She is also certified by the ACSM as a health fitness specialist. Rosie coaches cross country at Gannon University. She does a lot of community outreach, including bringing the NormaTec Recovery Compression system to local cross fit gyms and local road races and organizing Running Injury Prevention Clinics.

Abe Talbott, PTA, ATC

Abe is a graduate of Mercyhurst North East. He also played soccer for 2 years at Mercyhurst North East where he was an all-conference player both years. Abe also earned the team's most valuable player award. He is also a graduate of Mercyhurst Erie for athletic training and played a year of soccer before beginning clinical rotations. He completed clinical rotations at Northwestern High School and Edinboro University. He is also a per diem athletic trainer, working with various schools in the Erie area. Abe has been working at NovaCare for over 5 years. He is the lead clinician for the Dorsa Vi athletic movement index system for athletic recovery and injury prevention. Abe grew up in Lancaster, PA with 5 brothers and 1 sister.

Gillian Schrenk, PTA, PSS

Born and raised in Erie, PA, Gillian graduated from the University of Pittsburgh at Titusville in 2021 with an associate's degree in physical therapy sciences. Following graduation, she began working at NovaCare as a physical therapist assistant and is also cross trained as a patient service specialist. Gillian has a passion for working with dancers and has 13 years of dance experience herself from local studios.

Robin Poklar, Patient Service Specialist

Robin has been a patient service specialist at NovaCare since February 2021. She has more than 20 years of customer service experience in the health care and insurance industry. Her goal is to make each patients' experience the easiest it can be by providing great service with compassion and a smile, verifying and explaining insurance benefits, obtaining insurance authorizations and scheduling and communicating with physician offices. Robin has a bachelor's degree in political science from Thiel College. She has lived in Erie for 16 years with her husband.
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Services

  • ACL Program
  • Arthritis / Osteoarthritis Program
  • Athletic Movement Index (AMI)
  • Athletic Training Services
  • Blood Flow Restriction
  • Cancer Rehabilitation
  • Concussion Rehabilitation
  • Cupping Therapy
  • Ergonomic Programs
  • Fall Prevention Program
  • Fibromyalgia Treatment
  • Functional Capacity Evaluations
  • Functional Movement Screen
  • Hand Therapy
  • Headache Treatment
  • Injury Prevention
  • Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization
  • Joint Mobilization
  • Lower Extremity Orthotics
  • Lymphedema Program
  • Manual Therapy
  • Neurologic Rehabilitation
  • Obesity / Bariatric Care
  • Onsite Rehabilitation
  • Orthopedic Rehabilitation
  • Osteoporosis Management
  • Pain Management
  • Pediatric Physical Therapy
  • Pelvic Health
  • Performing Arts / Dance Rehabilitation
  • Physical Therapy
  • Post-Offer Employment Testing
  • Pre-/Post-Operative Care
  • Prenatal/Postpartum Rehabilitation
  • Recovery and Reconditioning
  • Return-to-Work Program
  • Safe Patient Handling
  • Select Sports Center of Excellence
  • Spinal
  • Spine Program
  • Sports Medicine
  • TMJ/TMD Rehabilitation
  • Utilization Management System
  • Vestibular Rehabilitation
  • Wheelchair Seating and Mobility Clinic Services
  • Work Conditioning
  • Work Hardening
  • Wound and Scar Care

Care Delivery

  • Telerehab
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NovaCare offers same day appointments. Call in the morning and be seen that day! For more information about same day appointments, please contact your local NovaCare Rehabilitation center today.

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