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Spinal Cord Injury: How PTs Can Help

Melissa Baudo2024-09-27T17:28:22-04:00May 1st, 2019|Categories: Neuro Rehab Articles, Pain Management Articles, Physical Therapy Articles|Tags: Central nervous system, health, Laura Glazebrook, Medical emergencies, Medical specialties, Medicine, neuro rehab, Neurotrauma, Organ systems, pain, Paralysis, Paraplegia, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation in spinal cord injury, Rehabilitation medicine, SCI, Sensory systems, Shepherd Center, Spasticity, Spinal cord, Spinal cord disorders, spinal cord injury, Tetraplegia|

The Many Faces of Spinal Cord Injury Spinal cord injury, or SCI, is defined as damage to the spinal cord causing temporary or permanent changes in its function. The spinal cord is a wonderfully complex structure, which controls so many things in our bodies, and an injury can vary widely based on where the injury occurred. Cervical spinal cord injuries typically affect a larger proportion of the body, which can include arm function, thoracic typically the trunk muscles and lumbar [...]

Comprehensive Guide to Cervical Dystonia Treatment

Melissa Baudo2024-09-19T13:43:07-04:00April 22nd, 2019|Categories: Cervical Dystonia Articles, Physical Therapy Articles|Tags: Acupuncture, Cervical Dystonia, Chinese Medicine, dry needling, Dystonia, Essential tremor, health, Joaquin Farias, Manual therapy, Medicine, meditation, Myoclonic dystonia, Myofascial release, Myofascial trigger point, neck pain, Neurological disorders, Neuroplasticity, pain, Pain management, Physical Therapy, Pseudoscience, redcord, Relaxation, Spasmodic torticollis, Stretching, Torsion dystonia, Torticollis, Yoga|

Cervical Dystonia Treatment, Symptoms, and Specialist Care This article will explore cervical dystonia treatment, symptoms, various treatment approaches, the role of physical therapy, and other therapies designed to improve quality of life for patients. Cervical dystonia, also known as spasmodic torticollis, is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by abnormal, involuntary contractions of the neck and shoulder muscles. These muscle spasms result in painful, involuntary movements and twisting of the head. Living with cervical dystonia can severely affect a person's ability [...]

5 Ways Physical Therapists Treat Pain

Melissa Baudo2024-05-13T16:55:06-04:00April 22nd, 2019|Categories: Physical Therapy Articles|Tags: Alternative medicine, chronic pain, Dentomandibular sensorimotor dysfunction, dry needling, health, Joint Mobilization, Low back pain, Manual therapy, Medicine, Muscle energy technique, Myofascial trigger point, Nociception, pain, Pain management, Physical Therapy, Pseudoscience, redcord, Spinal Manipulation, Visceral Manipulation|

Are you familiar with the current ways Physical Therapist's treat pain? Pain is a complex warning signal that suggests something is or may be wrong in the body. The problem is that pain is often a result of a variety of inputs from the body, so it may require a variety of treatment interventions to improve it. Physical Therapists (PTs) are trained in many of these interventions to help manage and treat pain. Here are some of the latest interventions [...]

Low Back Pain

Melissa Baudo2024-09-27T16:41:55-04:00February 11th, 2019|Categories: Physical Therapy Articles|Tags: Acute pain, Aquatic therapy, back pain, Carole B. Lewis, chronic pain, health, Human back, Low back pain, Medical specialties, Medicine, Middle back pain, Nociception, pain, Pain management, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation medicine, Scoliosis, Spinal disc herniation|

Are you one of the millions of Americans suffering from debilitating low back pain? From athletes to office workers, this pesky ailment affects those of all ages, ethnicities, and gender. Low Back pain is common and often debilitating. Approximately 80% of individuals will experience low back pain sometime during their lifetime, while 56% of all adults report having back pain over the past 12 months. More than one-third of adults say low back pain affects their ability to engage in [...]

7 Breathing Benefits: How To Manage Stress, Anxiety, Fatigue & Pain

Melissa Baudo2023-12-21T14:39:28-05:00November 6th, 2018|Categories: Pain Management Articles|Tags: Alternative medicine, Animal physiology, anxiety, Branches of biology, breathing, breathing exercises, chronic pain, Clinical medicine, fatigue, Gases, health, Human body, Insomnia, Lance Cross, Medicine, pain, Panic attack, Pursed lip breathing, Reflexes, Relaxation, Respiration, RTT, Sleep disorders, stress, Yoga, Yoga as exercise, Yoga as therapy|

Have you heard that breathing exercises can help relieve chronic pain, stress, anxiety, sleeplessness and fatigue? There is increasing awareness in our society that breathing exercises can be a useful tool to improve our health and performance. Research has shown equal effectiveness among various forms of breathing exercises such as 4,7,8 breathing, alternate nostril breathing and yoga breathing. Even though the evidence is supportive for reducing pain, managing stress and improving sleep many people avoid breathing exercises for a variety [...]

Top 4 Causes of Running Injuries

OneTherapy2024-05-15T10:33:22-04:00November 5th, 2018|Categories: Gait Retraining Articles, Injury Prevention Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Running Physical Therapy Articles, Sports Medicine Articles|Tags: Acute pain, Animal locomotion, Barefoot, Biomechanics, Contents, Dance and health, Foot, Footwear, Gait, gait analysis, High-heeled shoe, Locomotor effects of shoes, Medicine, Melissa Baudo, Melissa Baudo Marchetti, orthotics, pain, Perception, running, Running injuries, running injury, shoe wear, shoes, Sneakers, Sports injury, Terrestrial locomotion|

What Are the Top 4 Causes of Running Injuries? Studies show that up-to 90% of runners will experience a running injury at some point because of one or more of these top 4 causes of running injuries. The actual problem is only about 20% actually seek medical care because they consider low back, hip, knee and foot pain to be part of the deal. 1. Poor Running Form Causes Running Injuries Form Matters! That's why it's at the top of [...]

My Jaw Hurts

Melissa Baudo2020-04-07T12:29:32-04:00October 19th, 2018|Categories: Pain Management Articles, Physical Therapy Articles|Tags: clenching, Dentistry, Dislocation of jaw, headache, Jaw, jaw pain, Mandibular advancement splint, Medical classification, Medical Subject Headings, Muscles of mastication, Musculoskeletal disorders, Musculoskeletal system, pain, Physical Therapy, Poor posture, Savas Koutsantonis, Temporomandibular joint, Temporomandibular joint dysfunction, TMD, TMJ, Trismus|

Let me ask you…are your teeth touching right now? Do you have jaw pain? Do you hold your stress by clenching your teeth? One of the easiest ways to relieve jaw pain is to learn to relax your jaw and facial muscles and maintain a proper resting jaw position. Your teeth should NOT make contact but should be slightly separated at rest. The tip of your tongue should be touching the roof of your mouth behind your top teeth and [...]

The Nocebo Effect: How Your MRI Report Can Hurt You

Melissa Baudo2023-12-20T06:54:07-05:00July 26th, 2018|Categories: Pain Management Articles, Physical Therapy Articles|Tags: back pain, chronic pain, Clinical medicine, dry needling, health, Human back, Lance Cross, Low back pain, Medicine, MRI, Myofascial trigger point, Nociception, pain, Pain management, Perception, Physical Therapy, Pseudoscience, Rotator cuff tear, RTT, Sciatica, Soft tissue disorders, Spinal disc herniation|

MRI finding L5 disc herniation Ever been diagnosed with a tendon tear, disc bulge or degenerative disease of a joint based on an MRI report? Has a physician determined that this was causing your pain? If so, while the physician was correct as far as finding a variance in your body’s tissue, they may be incorrect in determining that this finding was the primary cause of the pain. Recent research indicates that many people without pain actually have [...]

Oh Baby! Common Pregnancy Conditions and What Physical Therapists Can Do To Help

Melissa Baudo2023-12-20T06:37:19-05:00June 10th, 2018|Categories: Pelvic Floor Articles, Physical Therapy Articles, Women's Health Articles|Tags: Anisha Drake, back pain, bladder, Gynaecology, health, incontinence, Medical specialties, Medical Subject Headings, Medicine, Obstetrics, Overactive bladder, pain, pelvis, Physical exercise, Physical Therapy, pregnancy, Rectus abdominis muscle, RTT, Urinary bladder, Urinary bladder disorders, Urinary tract infection, Women's Health|

Dr. Anisha Drake, PT, DPT, WCS Many of the structures in the body change during pregnancy. As the ligaments stretch, the rectus abdominis muscles split, the organs get moved around, and the brain is finding new and efficient ways to move the body. In the past, much of the complaints pregnant women had during pregnancy were given a sympathetic nod and a promise it would get better. However, new research shows that this is not always the case. Although discomfort [...]

Running 101: “Know Pain, Know Gain”

Melissa Baudo2024-05-13T16:56:09-04:00May 17th, 2018|Categories: Gait Retraining Articles, Injury Prevention Articles, Running Physical Therapy Articles, Sports Medicine Articles|Tags: Animal locomotion, Athletic shoes, Biomechanics, Consumer goods, Foot, Footwear, Gait, gait analysis, Medicine, Melissa Baudo, Melissa Baudo Marchetti, orthotics, pain, Perception, running, Running injuries, running injury, Shoe, shoe wear, shoes, Sneakers, Terrestrial locomotion|

By: Melissa Baudo Marchetti, PT, DPT, SCS, MTC Calling all runners! The Peachtree Road Race is just two months away. So, if you are running in pain right now, help is just a phone call away. Studies show that up to 90% of runners will experience injury at some point during their running tenure and as low as 20% actually seek medical care--this does not have to be the case! Runners commonly experience low back, hip, knee and foot [...]

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