Center for Rehabilitation Patient Stories

Every person on your child’s team has the same goal: to give your child the best possible care. Team members help children with strength, range of motion, everyday tasks, speech skills, emotional coping and more.

Inpatient Rehabilitation Program
Outpatient Occupational & Physical Therapy Services
Patient story

Amputated Hands and Feet: Chase's Story
Because of a life-threatening infection, Chase’s hands and feet were amputated when he was 3. Today he’s playing soccer and learning to play the drums.
Patient story

Burns, Amputation and Rehabilitation: Sammy's Story
At age 2, Sammy suffered burns over 50 percent of his body, requiring many procedures, including amputation of both of his lower legs. He has come a long way in the eight years since he began working with CHOP's rehabilitation team.