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Oh No! Tennis Elbow!

Oh No! Tennis Elbow!

OneTherapy2023-12-14T03:40:17-05:00August 9th, 2017|Categories: Youth Sports Articles, Sports Medicine Articles, General Information, Physical Therapy Articles|Tags: Melissa Baudo Marchetti, Epicondylitis, Ulnar collateral ligament injury of the elbow, Musculoskeletal system, Tendinopathy, Muscle imbalance, Tennis elbow, Shoulder, Overuse injuries, Elbow, Sports injuries, Platelet-rich plasma, Soft tissue disorders, RTT, Medicine, Medical classification, Medical Subject Headings, pain, Melissa Baudo|

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 [...]

Practice Doesn’t Always Make Perfect

Practice Doesn’t Always Make Perfect

OneTherapy2023-12-21T14:44:25-05:00August 2nd, 2017|Categories: Physical Therapy Articles, General Information, Youth Sports Articles, Performance Enhancement Articles|Tags: Fade|

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 [...]

Saddle Stress // A Cyclist’s Guide to Saddle Fitting

Saddle Stress // A Cyclist’s Guide to Saddle Fitting

OneTherapy2023-12-20T06:43:17-05:00July 11th, 2017|Categories: Physical Therapy Articles, General Information, Sports Medicine Articles, Cyclists Articles, Bike Fitting Articles, Cycling Injury Physical Therapy Articles|Tags: Chloe Murdock, Fade|

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 [...]

Foam Rolling for Recovery

Foam Rolling for Recovery

OneTherapy2020-04-07T12:05:40-04:00July 4th, 2017|Categories: Massage Therapy Articles, Tennis Medicine Articles, Injury Prevention Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Sports Medicine Articles, Performance Enhancement Articles, Prevention Articles|Tags: Exercise equipment, Myofascial release, Foam roller, Fascia training, Iliotibial tract, Fade, Physical Therapy, Melissa Baudo, health, massage, Medicine, Exercise physiology, Melissa Baudo Marchetti, Physical exercise, Manual therapy, Flexibility|

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 [...]

Beat the Heat

Beat the Heat

OneTherapy2023-12-14T03:52:13-05:00June 27th, 2017|Categories: Sports Medicine Articles|Tags: Melissa Baudo, Injury Prevention, Nutrition, Fade|

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 [...]

Nutrition for Tennis Athletes

Nutrition for Tennis Athletes

OneTherapy2020-04-07T12:06:19-04:00November 7th, 2014|Categories: Tennis Medicine Articles, Nutrition Articles, Sports Medicine Articles, Injury Prevention Articles|Tags: Food and drink, Articles, Carbohydrate counting, Food pyramid, Self care, Food science, Melissa Baudo Marchetti, Dietary supplements, Melissa Baudo, food, health, Nutrition, Tennis|

By: Melissa Baudo Marchetti, PT, DPT, SCS, MTC 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 [...]