The Beyond Therapy program at Shepherd Center is an activity-based therapy program designed to help people with neurological disorders, including spinal cord injury, improve their lifelong health, minimize secondary complications and get the most out of any new neural links to their muscles. This type of therapy, called recreation therapy, helps improve physical, cognitive and social functioning. Patients at Shepherd Center undertake leisure and recreational activities as part of their therapy program. Shepherd Center's assistive technology specialists help people with limited mobility or neurological deficits achieve a greater degree of independence by using new equipment and technology. The Institute takes a multidisciplinary approach to the practice of medicine and specializes in the evaluation, diagnosis and application of interventional treatment for the management of pain and related disorders. The Shepherd Pain Institute offers pain management for individuals experiencing chronic pain problems. Shepherd is an official treatment facility designated by the National MS Society-Georgia Chapter.
The MS Institute at Shepherd offers evaluations, diagnostics, rehabilitation services and treatment options through FDA-approved drugs and new clinical trials. Treatment options focus on medications, physical rehabilitation and experimental therapies. The Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Institute at Shepherd is a treatment and rehabilitation center for people with multiple sclerosis. Shepherd Center offers rehabilitation for people who have had a brain injury, as well as people who have had complications from a stroke or tumor. Shepherd Center's expertise has led to the development of specialized treatment programs for adolescent patients (ages 12–17), adults, seniors (ages 50 and older), dual diagnosis, intensive care unit patients and those with neuromuscular disorders. Shepherd Center treats people who have sustained a spinal cord injury. Alana Shepherd currently serves as the Chairperson of the Board of Directors.
James served as chairman of the board of the Center prior to his death in December 2019. Unable to find appropriate rehabilitation measures, the Shepherds brought together Atlanta's medical and donor communities to found the Shepherd Center. The Shepherd Center was founded in 1975, when Harold and Alana Shepherd travelled 1,400 miles (2,300 km) to find the appropriate care for their son James who was paralyzed from the neck down in a body surfing accident.
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