Penn Medicine Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Outpatient Therapy Valley Forge

08/30/2025

A welcome to our newest team members, who completed orientation recently. We are excited to welcome you to the team!

08/29/2025

🥁 Cardio drumming is a fun and low impact way for inpatient rehabilitation patients to add some more movement after their full day of therapy.

The activity combines aspects of traditional drumming with a dance component.

Each week, the Recreational Therapy team at Penn Medicine Rehabilitation, an inpatient rehabilitation unit of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, leads group participants through various movements while using a medicine ball, drumsticks and a base for support. Cardio drumming is great for addressing endurance, coordination and socialization while decreasing stress and anxiety.

Some of the best quotes the Recreational Therapy team has received include, "Great for the heart and soul" and, "The best time I've had since I've been here!"

08/05/2025

👏 Well done to Ashley Brader, who received GSPP Rehabilitation's most recent Service Excellence award.

08/04/2025

🏄 It was a beautiful day for a wonderful community event on Aug. 3, as GSPP Rehabilitation volunteers participated in the 2025 Life Rolls On – They Will Surf Again event.

GSPP therapists hailing from a variety of outpatient locations throughout the region joined up with colleagues at Penn Medicine and Penn PM&R resident physicians for “Team Red" to help participants surf safely.

Life Rolls On organizes adaptive sports programs throughout the country for people with disabilities.

07/29/2025

👀 We're rolling out brand-new signage at 20+ locations throughout the GSPP Rehabilitation network in Philadelphia and New Jersey. Here's a peek at the changes at Rittenhouse.

In addition to highlighting GSPP Rehabilitation, the Official Therapy Provider for Penn Medicine, the fresh signage showcases our new Penn Medicine | Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Outpatient Therapy and Penn Medicine | Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Specialty Hospital brands.

Keep on the lookout for a signage update near you.

Details: https://bit.ly/4mdmfzZ

07/29/2025

Penn Medicine | Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Outpatient Therapy at West Norriton has exciting news about enhancements to our lymphedema therapy services for Trooper, Valley Forge, Norristown and the surrounding area.

🔗: https://bit.ly/453M0f7

Penn Medicine | Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Outpatient Therapy at West Norriton now offers lymphedema therapy for Trooper, Valley Forge and Norristown.

07/28/2025

: Welcome to the newest members of GSPP Rehabilitation, the Official Therapy Provider for Penn Medicine! This group recently completed orientation at our Rittenhouse Campus and represent a number of different areas of the organization. We are thrilled to have you.

07/16/2025

👏 Congratulations to Kelsey Palmer, who received GSPP's most recent Service Excellence award.

07/14/2025

We're of Penn Medicine | Good Shepherd Rehabilitation Outpatient Therapy speech-language pathologists Erica Ferraiolo-Shearn and Alyssa Tarantino, who presented at the 2025 Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania (BIAPA) Conference in Lancaster. Erica and Alyssa presented on COVID-19, Traumatic Brain Injury and the Role of Cognitive Therapy. Well done!

07/11/2025

July is celebrated annually as Disability Pride Month, marking the momentous signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) on July 26, 1990.

One in four people in America have at least one disability, according to the CDC. These can range from disabilities impacting self-care, independence and mobility to hearing, vision and cognition.

Happy Disability Pride Month from all of us at GSPP Rehabilitation!

07/08/2025

GSPP Rehabilitation and our colleagues at Good Shepherd Rehabilitation co-sponsored the 2025 Brain Injury Association of Pennsylvania (BIAPA) Conference in Lancaster. Clinical experts from both organizations attended and also participated in sharing their expertise with attendees.

GSPP's Kelsey Palmer, CTRS, MS, facilitated Adaptive Yoga: Exploring the Breath and Mind.

BIAPA is designed for professionals, survivors, family members, caregivers and volunteers. This year’s annual conference theme focused on “Celebrating an Empowered Brain Injury Community.”

07/04/2025

Happy 4th of July!