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Men’s Health Awareness Month -Specifically Male Pelvic Pain

Unnati Topiwala2023-09-30T01:40:47-04:00May 25th, 2022|Categories: Male Pelvic Health Articles, Pelvic Floor Articles, Physical Therapy Articles|Tags: Atlanta, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, Clinical medicine, CPPS, erectile dysfunction, Gynaecology, Hard flaccid syndrome, health, Injury Prevention, male pelvic, male pelvic floor, Medical specialties, Medicine, Men's health, Nociception, Pelvic Floor, Pelvic floor dysfunction, Pelvic pain, Penile pain, perineal (pelvic floor) pain, Physical Therapy, post-ejaculatory pain, Prostatitis, Savas Koutsantonis, Sexual dysfunctions, Sexual health, testicular pain, Urinary incontinence|

There are misconceptions when it comes to issues such as pelvic pain. The medical community often considered this a female problem related to pregnancy, postpartum, menstrual cycle, or female reproductive organs…but as you may guess, anyone with a pelvis can have pain and that includes males. Guys haven’t had it so good with it comes to dealing with male pelvic health issues and the intervention provided by the medical community. Too often (and still so today), male pelvic pain was [...]

If I Only Knew Then What I Know Now – In The Treatment Of Scoliosis

Unnati Topiwala2022-01-11T06:50:11-05:00January 11th, 2022|Categories: Injury Prevention Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Scoliosis Articles|Tags: athlete, Atlanta, Back brace, Brace, health, injury, Injury Prevention, Medical specialties, Musculoskeletal system, Organ systems, Orthopedics, orthotics, Physical Therapy, Providence brace, Scoliosis, Skeletal system, Stephania Ballis, treatment, Vertebral column|

FOR STARTERS AND PERHAPS THE MOST IMPORTANT POINT YOUR MOTHER IS ALWAYS RIGHT. Listen to her when she tells you to wear your brace or whatever it is for that matter. I will never forget the day I was told I had to wear a brace. It was a horrible hot heavy piece of plastic. It became a nightly routine to wake up in the middle of the night sweating and chuck the brace across the room. Yes, I was [...]

Bending without breaking: Hypermobility disorders and physical therapy

Unnati Topiwala2024-09-27T15:38:24-04:00July 19th, 2021|Categories: Physical Therapists News, Physical Therapy Articles, Pilates Articles|Tags: Ami Kirollos, Atlanta, BeightonScore, Clinical medicine, Contortion, EDS, Ehlers-Danlos Society, Ehlers–Danlos syndrome, Ehlers–Danlos syndromes, Genu recurvatum, Gyrotonic, Gyrotonic Fit, health, HSD, Hypermobility, Injury Prevention, Joint dislocation, Ligamentous laxity, Musculoskeletal system, Organ systems, Pelvic floor dysfunction, Physical Therapy, Range of motion, Rheumatology, Skeletal disorders, Syndromes|

“Hypermobility,” is a term we like to throw around in all types of ways. For many people, it means casually bringing your leg over your head in yoga class or twisting your body into a pretzel-like Cirque Du Soleil performer, but for others, it means chronic pain, frequent injuries, and symptoms that many medical providers will shrug off as “being bendy.” There is a fine line when “flexible” can be more than just limber joints and muscles and may be [...]

Male Pelvic Pain

Unnati Topiwala2022-04-27T07:57:55-04:00June 14th, 2021|Categories: Pelvic Floor Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Wellness Articles|Tags: active, American College of Sports Medicine, Atlanta, Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome, Clinical medicine, dry needling, Emory University, Hard flaccid syndrome, Injury Prevention, Interstitial cystitis, Male Health, male pelvic floor, Medical specialties, Medicine, Men's health, Pain management, Pelvic Floor, Pelvic pain, Physical Therapy, Prostatitis, Pseudoscience, Savas Koutsantonis, Urinary bladder disorders|

...it’s more common than you think…and yes, it can be treated! With June being Men's Health Awareness Month, we wanted to bring awareness to a problem that is commonly misdiagnosed. Men with pelvic pain are almost always misdiagnosed as “prostatitis” and are prescribed rounds of antibiotics even though they do not have an infection. More commonly referred to as Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPS) which can present as perineal (pelvic floor) and genital pain. The prevalence of CPPS in the [...]

Frozen Shoulder

Unnati Topiwala2024-09-27T16:28:24-04:00March 24th, 2021|Categories: General Information, Performance Enhancement Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Sports Medicine Articles, Youth Sports Articles|Tags: active, Adhesion, Adhesive capsulitis of the shoulder, American College of Sports Medicine, Arthritis, athlete, Capsulitis, Elbow, Frozen Shoulder, health, immobility, inflammation, injury, Injury Prevention, Manipulation under anesthesia, Manual therapy, Medical specialties, Medical Subject Headings, Medicine, Musculoskeletal system, Osteochondritis dissecans, Overuse injuries, Physical Therapy, Rotator cuff, Rotator cuff tear, Shoulder, Shoulder joint, shoulder pain, Shoulder problem, Soft tissue disorders, Sports medicine, Thomas Joyce, Trauma, warm-up|

What is a frozen shoulder? Frozen shoulder, or “adhesive capsulitis,” is a condition that involves a tightening of the capsule and ligaments around the shoulder. Inflammation within the shoulder joint and an increase in nerve growth around the shoulder complex results in pain, stiffness, and limited shoulder range of motion.1 It is estimated that 2-5.3% of the general population experiences frozen shoulder.1 Studies have shown that this pathology is more prevalent among females and individuals between 40 and 70 years [...]

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 [...]

A Cure For Foot and Ankle Pain

Melissa Baudo2020-10-14T20:39:17-04:00October 14th, 2020|Categories: Pain Management Articles, Physical Therapy Articles|Tags: Ankle, Ankle pain, ankle stability, Cable column, dysfunction, Foot, foot and ankle, foot pain, functional, Injury Prevention, kinetic chain, Lance Cross, Medical classification, Medical Subject Headings, Muscle imbalance, pain, Perception, Physical Therapy, Redcord Neurac, Sports injury, Sprained ankle, strengthening, synergistic muscle patterning, The Neurac Method|

Redcord/Neurac and Functional Synergistic Muscle Patterning To Cure Foot and Ankle Pain Are you struggling with foot or ankle pain and unsure of what is causing it or how to remedy it? Have previous treatments failed to help your foot and ankle pain? Does your pain cause intolerance to walking or limit your sport or recreational activities? Well, we may have the answer for you! Redcord and The Neurac Method combined with an approach called Functional Synergistic Muscle Patterning may [...]

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 [...]

Core Goals: Pilates 101

Melissa Baudo2023-12-21T14:39:56-05:00February 24th, 2019|Categories: Pilates Articles|Tags: Barre, BASI Pilates, Bodyweight exercises, Cross-training, fitness, Human behavior, Injury Prevention, Joseph Pilates, Mind–body interventions, Physical culture, Physical exercise, Pilates, Recreation, Romana Kryzanowska, Tangolates, wellness|

Core Goals: Pilates Are you looking for a strong core, enhanced mental awareness and whole body health? Well read on to learn more about how Pilates can help achieve your goals. What is Pilates? A mind-body exercise created by Joseph Pilates that provides daily conditioning, promotes whole body health and develops mental awareness to optimize your personal performance. “Pilates is complete coordination of body, mind and spirit. Through Pilates, you first purposefully acquire complete control of your own body and then [...]

Tennis Leg Care and Treatment

OneTherapy2020-04-07T12:04:55-04:00August 29th, 2017|Categories: Massage Therapy Articles, Performance Enhancement Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Sports Medicine Articles|Tags: Achilles tendon, Atlanta, Calf, Fade, Foot, Gastrocnemius muscle, Human leg, Injury Prevention, Knee, Medical classification, Medical Subject Headings, Melissa Baudo, Melissa Baudo Marchetti, Muscular system, Musculoskeletal system, Physical Therapy, Plantaris muscle, shoes, Soleus muscle, Triceps surae muscle|

Get A Leg Up A Physical Therapist can treat tennis leg and implement prevention strategies necessary to get you back on the court safely and quickly. Injuries to the lower leg are common in tennis due to the high demand of the sport and the repetitive, quick movements required. Tennis leg is an incomplete tear or rupture of the calf muscle in the lower leg. The calf muscles include the superficial gastrocnemius, the larger of the lower leg muscles, and [...]

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