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Oh Baby! What Happened To My Body?

Oh Baby! What Happened To My Body?

Alex Wilkins2023-12-21T14:44:02-05:00April 4th, 2018|Categories: Physical Therapists News, Trigger Point Dry Needling Articles, Women's Health Articles, Pilates Articles, Dry Needling Articles, Wellness Articles|Tags: Physical Therapy, Melissa Baudo, health, pain, massage, baby, body, dry needling, back pain, Medicine, Nociception, Soft tissue disorders, Myofascial trigger point, Clinical medicine, Manual therapy, Myofascial pain syndrome, Diastasis recti, Low back pain, Pseudoscience, Medical specialties|

By Melissa Baudo Marchetti Calling all moms! Have you recently had a baby, or still struggling with post baby pain and weakness? Pregnancy places high demand on the musculoskeletal system and can be very traumatic for some women leaving them with myofascial pain, internal pelvic pain, nerve pain, diastasis recti (a gapping in the abdominal muscles), weakness in the core from a C-section, neck and shoulder pain from holding your newborn baby, and much more. In December, after a five-year [...]

Injury Prevention for Tennis Players

Injury Prevention for Tennis Players

Alex Wilkins2023-12-19T16:16:58-05:00March 21st, 2018|Categories: Physical Therapy Articles, Physical Therapists News, General Information, Injury Prevention Articles, Sports Medicine Articles|Tags: Physical Therapy, Melissa Baudo, Tennis, health, athlete, sports, massage, tennis injury, Medicine, RTT, Soft tissue disorders, Melissa Baudo Marchetti, Physical exercise, Manual therapy, Sports injuries, Sports medicine, Flexibility, Elbow, Warming up, Stretching, Overuse injuries, Tennis elbow, Sports injury, Medical specialties|

Injury Prevention for Tennis Players By Melissa Baudo Marchetti, PT, DPT, SCS, MTC It’s that time of year again…welcome back Spring ALTA tennis players! The weather is getting nicer out…perfect for tennis! We want you to be prepared this tennis season and minimize those pesky injuries, aches, and pains. Injuries to the lower leg, elbow, back and hips are common in tennis due to the high demand of the sport and the repetitive, quick movements required. You can reduce your [...]

Why Do I Need Massage Therapy?

Why Do I Need Massage Therapy?

OneTherapy2019-04-10T12:58:15-04:00February 7th, 2018|Categories: Physical Therapy Articles, Redcord Neurac Articles, Sports Medicine Articles, Wellness Articles, Performance Enhancement Articles, Pain Management Articles, Massage Therapy Articles|Tags: Physical Therapy, health, wellness, massage, massage therapy, Medicine, Myofascial trigger point, Manual therapy, Health care, Allied health professions, Equine massage, Hydro massage, Medical specialties|

Let me begin with explaining why I do this, why I’m a Massage Therapist. I’ve been a pretty active person most of my life—running, martial arts, weight training—so I’ve had my share of injuries, aches and pains. In my 20’s, I experienced my first massage session with an elderly lady that had the ability to find the root of my issues. I found this to be remarkable because the root was not necessarily where the pain was. Over the next [...]

Is Sitting the New Smoking?

Is Sitting the New Smoking?

Alex Wilkins2023-12-19T16:54:29-05:00November 29th, 2017|Categories: Physical Therapy Articles, Physical Therapists News, General Information, Wellness Articles, Prevention Articles, Ergonomics Articles|Tags: Physical Therapy, Karen Davis Warren, health, active, desk job, sitting, wellness, ergonomics, exercise, Medicine, Occupational safety and health, Human factors and ergonomics, Physical exercise, Manual therapy, Obesity, Lifestyles, Medical terminology, Sedentary lifestyle, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Therapy, Medical specialties, Cancer-related fatigue|

No SEDENTARY is! Dr. James Levine, director of the Mayo Clinic at Arizona State University, coined the phrase “Sitting is the new smoking”. Studies have correlated chronic sitting with an "increased risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease, breast cancer, kidney disease in women colon cancer in men, numerous chronic issues related to obesity, and death." This means that if you work out and eat well, but then sit all day you are still considered a sedentary person. The prolonged sitting cancels out the [...]

Recovery Meets Physical Therapy – Managing Tennis Injuries with a Physical Therapist

Recovery Meets Physical Therapy – Managing Tennis Injuries with a Physical Therapist

OneTherapy2023-12-21T14:44:53-05:00September 6th, 2017|Categories: Physical Therapists News, Sports Medicine Articles|Tags: Physical Therapy, Melissa Baudo, health, One on One Physical Therapy, dry needling, Medicine, Physical exercise, Manual therapy, Sports injuries, Sports medicine, Allied health professions, Doctor of Physical Therapy, Tennis elbow, Tennis injuries, Muscle imbalance, Canine physical therapy, Muscle energy technique, Rehabilitation medicine, Sports injury, Medical specialties|

Recovery Meets Physical Therapy – Managing Tennis Injuries with a Physical Therapist Tennis, like many other sports, has an inherent risk for injury. Tennis injuries such as tennis elbow, rotator cuff tendinitis, and muscle strains are common among our youth and recreational athletes and are caused by overuse, overtraining, muscle imbalance, weakness and poor stroke performance. Overuse injuries happen because athletes are putting in way too many hours on the court, are not preparing or recovering efficiently, or they have weaknesses [...]

Foam Rolling for Recovery

Foam Rolling for Recovery

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

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 [...]

One on One Welcomes Melissa Baudo

One on One Welcomes Melissa Baudo

OneTherapy2020-04-07T12:08:07-04:00June 14th, 2013|Categories: Physical Therapists News, Practice News Articles|Tags: Physical Therapy, Atlanta, Melissa Baudo, health, Medicine, Physical exercise, Manual therapy, Sports medicine, Rehabilitation medicine, Therapy, Dunwoody, Georgia, Dunwoody, Georgia, Medical specialties|

On July 1, 2013, Melissa Baudo will become an official member of One on One Physical Therapy. We are very excited to have her on board and look forward to a bright future of patient success. Melissa Baudo PT, DPT, MTC "I am excited to take on this new role, as I will be able to explore my Sports Medicine specialty in greater depth. All of my current and future clients at One on One Physical Therapy will now receive one [...]