The Power of Physical Therapy: NovaCare Injury Hotline

By: Noreen Vlamakis, MSM, M.Ed, ATC/L, National Director of Sports Partnerships, NovaCare Rehabilitation

NovaCare Rehabilitation is an outpatient physical therapy provider that has partnered with Charm City Run to be your ultimate injury prevention, management and physical therapy resource. Our team provides rehabilitative services that aim to maximize function and promote overall wellness by not only treating aches, pains or injury, but also working to prevent future problems from occurring. We develop individualized treatment plans to help achieve each patient’s specific goals. Through collaboration between local medical providers, our patients and their caregivers, our team is able to achieve optimal outcomes when it comes to getting you back on your feet and in the race.

With over 40 centers across the state of Maryland and the District of Columbia, finding a center
near you is easier than ever.

Select Sports Centers of Excellence
When you need dedicated, sports-specific care, look to our centers of excellence. These centers
convey the highest quality in sports medicine delivery. It’s an endorsement of a center’s
expertise and dedication to effectively screening, treating and preventing athletic injuries.

Our closest Select Sports Center of Excellence is located at:
NovaCare Rehabilitation
116 Defense Highway, Suite 101
Annapolis, MD 21401
P: 410-897-0120
F: 410-897-9399

Have you met Seth?

Seth Heidlebaugh is the center manager of our Select Sports Center of Excellence in Annapolis. After earning degrees from Penn State University and the University of Pittsburgh, he went on to obtain additional education in strength and conditioning, orthopedics and hands-on therapy techniques. Seth has a heavy focus in the treatment of runners. He provides running assessments and movement analysis where he will examine how someone runs and then determine what it is that’s holding them back as he builds an individualized treatment program. He believes that patient education plays a key role in not only helping to resolve the current ailment, but in injury prevention.

To see if Seth can help you, give him a call at 410.897.0120 today.

The Injury Hotline

Hip pain with every stride? Shins on fire?

We know the feeling all too well. That’s why we set up unprecedented access to a licensed
clinician for any and all questions you might have regarding how you feel before, during or after
a run.

If you email our injury hotline, one of our therapists will connect with you within 24-48 hours
regarding your questions.

All you have to do is email us at injuryhotline@novacare.com and explain how you’re feeling and that you’re a Charm City Run customer. Seth or another clinician will respond to you and provide you with a few options.

Typically, we can do any of the following:

1 – Complimentary Consultation: Let one of our therapists take a look at you and determine
whether you’d be a good candidate for physical therapy or if your issues require further
medical testing or rest.

2 – Physical Therapy Evaluation: Did you know in Maryland, you don’t need a prescription
from your doctor to begin care? We can see you at any of our locations and a licensed
therapist will examine you to determine what’s causing your pain and work with you to
create a treatment plan that can handle that cause.

3 – Provide a Physician Recommendation: NovaCare has been around for many years. We
have a lot of great connections with many nearby medical providers. If your condition is
beyond what physical therapy can help, we can refer you to the right provider for your
condition.

The injury hotline is a great resource when you know something isn’t feeling right. If you have
suffered an acute injury where you suspect fracture, have suffered head trauma or lost
consciousness, please seek medical care at an emergency department near you or call 911.