Calabash, N.C., April 18, 2017 – On April 26, Novant Health will open a new outpatient physical therapy location in Calabash, North Carolina. The office is located at 9970 Beach Drive SW, Suite 1.
The Calabash office is Novant Health’s second outpatient physical therapy location. The office will hold an open house and ribbon cutting on Tuesday, May 2, from 4 to 6 p.m.
"Our comprehensive outpatient therapy team is ready to help patients feel better, get stronger and improve function," said Sheila Priestly, supervisor, rehabilitation services. “Our therapists evaluate a patient’s condition, identify functional limitations and establish a therapeutic plan of care to meet that patient’s goals. Our team also focuses on ways to prevent future injuries or falls.”
Novant Health’s outpatient physical therapy location in Calabash will be staffed by Dan Woeckel, physical therapist. He received his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, his bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from Chicago Medical School in North Chicago, Illinois, and his master’s degree in business administration with a focus on health services management from Keller Graduate School of Management in Oak Brook, Illinois.
Novant Health physical therapists provide rehabilitation services for:
- Athletic and performing arts injuries
- Orthopedic surgeries and spinal fusion
- Total joint replacement
- Back and neck pain
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Adult neurological disorders
- Stroke
- Chronic pain
- Balance problems, dizziness and vertigo
"Whether the cause of injury is associated with trauma, sports, recovery from surgery, stroke or additional neurological conditions, we offer an expert team of rehabilitation specialists to help decrease pain, increase function and improve balance and physical activity,” Priestly said.
Novant Health offers physical therapy on an inpatient basis at Novant Health Brunswick Medical Center and offers outpatient services in Shallotte and now Calabash. For more information or to request an appointment, visit NovantHealth.org/Brunswick or call 910-721-3157.
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