PEOPLE
OUTPATIENT REHAB
GETS DIVER INTO
SHIPSHAPE
O
ne of Phil Glorioso’s greatest passions in life is diving. He works
as a mate on the Sea Lion dive boat in Brielle, NJ, and explores
shipwrecks off the New Jersey coast. But when the 75-year-old
husband, father and grandfather from Oakland strained a muscle doing
a home repair project, he knew exactly where to turn to get back in ship-
shape – his community hospital.
Phil had been successfully treated for muscle injuries and arthritis by
Amy Bolan, a physical therapist at Chilton Medical Center’s outpatient
sports medicine facility in 2004 and 2006. When he returned to Chilton in
2018, Phil was thrilled to learn that Bolan (and many other staff members)
was still there. He knew he would be in the best possible hands, yet again.
“Working on a dive boat requires heavy-duty chores, like pulling anchor
chains and coming up the dive ladder into the boat with 132 pounds of
dive gear on my body. I couldn’t do that with arthritis and a muscle inju-
ry,” says Phil.
“Amy helped ease my pain and, through a combination of exercises,
taught me how to work out this old body to keep the blood flowing while
improving range of motion. She is a true health professional – bright, tal-
ented and motivated to help others. I was so fortunate to work with her
the first time, the second time and the third time I came to Chilton!”
“We have provided outpatient rehabilitative care to generations of fami-
lies in our communities,” says Bolan, a 15-year veteran of Chilton’s sports
medicine team, who has been recognized for her outstanding service. “Our
team has been together a long time. Patients and their loved ones know
that they can count on us for one-on-one, friendly, personal service.”
For more information, visit atlantichealth.org/outpatientrehab. Atlantic
Rehabilitation at Chilton is located at 242 West Parkway and can be
reached at 973-831-0717, option 1.
CHILTON MAGAZINE SPRING 2019
Phil Glorioso with Amy Bolan, Physical
Therapist at Chilton Medical Center
Phil Glorioso enjoying another
successful dive.