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Are You Training the MOST Important Muscle In Your Body?

Unnati Topiwala2023-09-30T15:39:53-04:00April 23rd, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: Animal physiology, Atlanta, Branches of biology, breathing, Central sleep apnea, Diaphragmatic breathing, health, Intercostal muscle, Intercostal muscles, Karen Davis Warren, Lung, Muscles of respiration, Muscles of the torso, nasal breathing, Respiration, Shallow breathing, Thoracic diaphragm, Thorax|

What is the most important muscle in your body? It’s not your glutes...but your breathing muscle, in particular your diaphragm. Why is the diaphragm so important? The diaphragm, intercostals, and abdominals/oblique muscles are not only used for breathing but impact many systems and functions in your body including: digestive health, by providing support for the digestive system pain management, by reducing the sensitivity of the nervous system back health, by providing stability and mobility with other core muscles athletic performance, [...]

Bouncing “Back”

Unnati Topiwala2024-05-13T16:50:16-04:00March 8th, 2021|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: active, Anatomy, athlete, Back injury, back pain, Branches of biology, breathing, core, Dynamic warm-up, health, Human back, injuries, Injury Prevention, Low back pain, Lower Back Pain, Lumbar, Melissa Baudo, Musculoskeletal disorders, Musculoskeletal system, pain, Pain management, Physical Therapy, Radicular pain, Sciatica, Soft tissue disorders, Spinal cord disorders, Spinal disc herniation, spine injuries, Tennis|

Tennis season is upon us in Atlanta albeit it will look a little different this year. If you are wanting to get back out on the court this Spring, now is the time to see your physical therapist for a tune-up so you are ready to play without risking injury. For those of you who have been working from home, on Zoom calls, sitting in a chair for the last year, you may feel tighter than usual and may already [...]

Lateral Hip Pain: What You Need To Know

Melissa Baudo2024-05-13T16:53:25-04:00November 7th, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: cortisone injections, Deep gluteal syndrome, Foam roller, Gluteal muscles, gluteal tendinopathy, Greater trochanteric pain syndrome, Hip, Hip muscles, hip pain, Iliotibial tract, ITB, lateral hip pain, LEAP trial, Medical Subject Headings, Musculoskeletal system, Overuse injuries, pain, Pain management, Piriformis muscle, Sciatic nerve, Sciatica, Soft tissue, Soft tissue disorders, Syndromes, Tendinopathy, trochanteric bursitis|

Lateral hip pain, traditionally diagnosed as an isolated condition referred to as “trochanteric bursitis”, is now understood to be most commonly associated with Gluteal Tendinopathy. This condition is most prevalent in post-menopausal women (1 in 4 women over the age of 50) but may also occur in younger runners and males. Traditional treatments have been based on a number of false conceptions such as: 1) the problem is primarily inflammatory in nature, 2) the primary issue is the trochanteric bursa [...]

ACL Injury Prevention

Melissa Baudo2022-08-09T09:47:17-04:00June 7th, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: ACL, ACL injuries in the Australian Football League, ACL injury, ACL injury prevention, Anterior cruciate ligament, Anterior cruciate ligament injury, Athletic training, Clinical medicine, health, Heart rate variability, Knee ligaments, Manual therapy, Medical specialties, Medicine, Physical exercise, Plyometrics, Rehabilitation medicine, RTT, Sports injuries, Sports injury, Sports medicine, Strength and conditioning coach, Surgical specialties|

One on One Physical Therapy is excited to launch a comprehensive ACL Injury Prevention and Performance Enhancement Program. We know you have many choices for preseason training, which is why we wanted to outline a few of the great reasons to join us now. What Makes Our Program Different? As discussed in part 3 of this blog series, ACL Injury Prevention Programs, our program incorporates all essential elements of a successful ACL prevention program which are: Flexibility Running Balance Strength [...]

ACL Injury Prevention Programs

Melissa Baudo2024-09-27T15:31:01-04:00May 29th, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: ACL injuries in Australian rules football, ACL injuries in the Australian Football League, ACL injury, Anterior cruciate ligament injury, Anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction, Athletic trainer, health, Injury Prevention, Knee injuries, Manual therapy, Medical specialties, Medicine, Musculoskeletal system, orthotics, Physical exercise, Physical Therapy, Plyometrics, Rehabilitation medicine, Sports injuries, Sports injury, Sports medicine, Sprained ankle, strength training, Weight training|

Since 2018, a number of professional associations dedicated to promoting safety within sport have produced position statements regarding ACL injury. The National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) and the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy, two world-renowned organizations, have both released statements detailing the best practice for preventing ACL injury. The purpose of these statements is to provide a summary of recommendations based on the most recent research and to establish guidelines for injury prevention program development and implementation. What is [...]

Risk Factors for ACL Injury

Melissa Baudo2022-08-08T10:19:14-04:00May 17th, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: ACL, Anatomy, Anterior cruciate ligament, Anterior cruciate ligament injury, Cruciate ligament, Hamstring, Knee, Knee ligaments, Medical specialties, Medical Subject Headings, Medicine, Musculoskeletal system, Organ systems, orthotics, RTT, Skeletal system, Sports injuries, Sports injury, Sports physical examination|

HOW TO KNOW IF YOU ARE AT INCREASED RISK FOR AN ACL INJURY As we previously described in the blog ACL Injury in Sport, ACL injuries are an EPIDEMIC! Step one of tackling any epidemic is to look at the risk factors. In regards to ACL injury, there are non-modifiable risk factors (things we cannot change) and modifiable risk factors (things we can change). Did you know that an athletes risk of initial ACL injury is 1 in 60 to 1 [...]

ACL Injury In Sport

Melissa Baudo2022-08-08T10:21:12-04:00May 6th, 2020|Categories: Uncategorized|Tags: ACL, ACL injury, ACL-R, Anterior cruciate ligament, Anterior cruciate ligament injury, Cruciate ligament, injuries, Knee, Knee ligaments, Ligament, Ligaments, Medical Subject Headings, Movement assessment, Musculoskeletal system, Organ systems, Osteoarthritis, RTT, Sports injuries, Sports injury|

ACL injury occurs in about 200,000 people in the United States. Athletes between the ages of 6 and 18 years old are highly vulnerable to ACL injury. Just over half of the knee injuries in this age group are ACL tears. An athlete’s risk level varies depending on sport. A research study of high school athletes showed the highest risk sports for ACL injury was girl’s soccer, followed by football, girl’s basketball, and boy’s soccer. This high incidence of ACL [...]

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