Anisha Drake PT, DPT, MCS Have you ever gotten been hit with a feeling of sudden urgency to run to the bathroom. All the sudden you have to drop everything you have in your hands, dodge obstacles on the way to the bathroom and as you close the bathroom door and try to sit on the toilet, you squeeze your legs to make sure nothing comes out? This common pelvic floor dysfunction is called trigger bladder. It is caused [...]
By Melissa Baudo Marchetti, PT, DPT, SCS, MTC Is your elbow giving out on you when you play tennis? Do you feel pain whenever you grip your racket, type, text, write, carry something, or shake hands? You may be suffering from tennis elbow. Tennis elbow, clinically referred to as Lateral Epicondylitis, plagues approximately 40-50% of all recreational racquet sport athletes at some point in their career with most cases occurring after age 30. Tennis elbow is a common overuse [...]
Risks of Early Sport Specialization in Young Athletes Youth sport participation has increased tremendously over the past several decades. In the past 30 years, there has been a 200% increase in the number of children participating in youth sports. Sports are a great way for kids to develop skills, learn teamwork, set goals, and socialize with their peers. However, the days of simple recreational sport are slowly fading for many of our nation’s youth. Kids are being asked to [...]
Don’t let saddle pain ruin your summer I spend a lot of my time around cyclists, and the most common complaint I hear from my friends, clients, and patients is of saddle pain. Some have given in, resigning themselves of a life of painful riding because they were once told to “suck it up, because all saddles are painful”. Some have significantly reduced how much they ride, or stopped riding entirely. As a lifelong cyclist, I too have invested [...]
The best kept secret to maximizing your sports performance and keeping you active is simple: “Recover better”. The use of a simple piece of foam for foam rolling can help you optimize recovery, which is ideal for athletes and active people of all levels and ages. Why foam rolling? Hard exercise may lead to increased tension/stiffness in your muscles and joints, which can alter joint motion and lead to poor movement patterns, a faster rate of fatigue, and injury. Self-massage [...]
What is heat illness, what causes it and how can you treat it? By Melissa Baudo Marchetti, PT, DPT, SCS, MTC Heat-related illness is always a possibility when playing sports out in the sun, especially in excessive heat and humidity like Atlanta in the summer. There are three stages to heat illness: Heat Cramps: The first stage of heat illness is Heat Cramps, the signs of which are excessive sweating and/or involuntary muscle cramps. These cramps usually occur in [...]
Have you experienced pain on the outside of your hip? Up to 25% of people report an episode of hip pain that impacts daily activities, exercise, and even sleep! Sometimes the pain resolves quickly, and sometimes it doesn’t. When patients finally see a physician, they are often diagnosed with greater trochanteric bursitis (inflammation of a fluid filled sac on the outer hip) and physicians often recommend corticosteroid injections into the bursa to help decrease the inflammation, therefore resolving the [...]
Seven years ago I made a career change that altered my life from an organically active lifestyle to a naturally sedentary one. Moving from a job as a college professor living in a major Asian city where I didn’t own a car to a desk job in the suburbs of Atlanta meant a pretty drastic lifestyle change. All of a sudden health problems popped up that hadn’t been an issue with my previous lifestyle – back pain, nerve [...]
One on One Physical Therapist (and Atlanta Triathlon Club member) Carrie Smith PT, DPT, had the opportunity to run the Peachtree Road Race on July 4th as part of the push assist division. She ran the 10K race while pushing a young girl with cerebral palsy in her wheelchair. Her time is outstanding, not only for a push assist but would beat many solo runners! Below Carrie recaps her unique running experience: Peachtree Road Race 10k Date of Race: 7/4/2016 [...]
GET READY! ARRIVE TO THE TOURNAMENT HYDRATED AND FUELED. PRE-COMEPETITION MEAL 2-4 HOURS PRIOR TO PLAY; SNACK 30 - 60 MIN BEFORE OR BETWEEN MATCHES PRE-MATCH MEAL: Carbohydrate Rich with Small Amounts of Low Fat Protein Grains: Rice, Pasta & Bread Fruit & Vegetables Protein: Eggs, Fish & Chicken Fluids: Water, Fruit Juice & Sports Drink PRE-MATCH SNACK: Sports Snacks Sandwich Or Sports Bar Fluids: Water, Fruit Juice & Sports Drink ON-COURT FUEL (IF NEEDED): Bring Quick-Energy Foods, Sports Drinks, Gels [...]
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