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Cervical Dystonia Clinical Update

Cervical Dystonia Clinical Update

Melissa Baudo2019-04-22T23:18:44-04:00April 22nd, 2019|Categories: Physical Therapy Articles, Cervical Dystonia Articles|Tags: Physical Therapy, Acupuncture, health, redcord, pain, meditation, dry needling, neck pain, Medicine, Manual therapy, Stretching, Pseudoscience, Dystonia, Spasmodic torticollis, Torticollis, Myofascial release, Cervical Dystonia, Neuroplasticity, Yoga, Chinese Medicine, Relaxation|

Cervical Dystonia or Spasmodic Torticollis is a condition characterized by abnormal spasm of the neck and shoulder muscles. This disease affects one’s ability to control their own muscles. Physical Therapy can be beneficial for people diagnosed with Cervical Dystonia. The treatment plan is highly individualized and may consist of many facets from relaxation techniques, yoga, stretching, nutrition support, meditation, dry needling and movement therapy. Treatment Goals The goals of physical therapy are to restore normal movement patterns, ones that have [...]

5 Ways Physical Therapists Treat Pain

5 Ways Physical Therapists Treat Pain

Melissa Baudo2019-04-24T13:41:54-04:00April 22nd, 2019|Categories: Physical Therapy Articles|Tags: Physical Therapy, health, redcord, chronic pain, pain, dry needling, Medicine, Pain management, Nociception, Myofascial trigger point, Manual therapy, Pseudoscience, Muscle energy technique, Alternative medicine, Visceral Manipulation, Joint Mobilization, Spinal 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

Low Back Pain

Melissa Baudo2023-12-19T16:22:42-05:00February 11th, 2019|Categories: Physical Therapy Articles|Tags: Physical Therapy, health, chronic pain, pain, back pain, Medicine, Pain management, Nociception, Human back, Acute pain, Low back pain, Rehabilitation medicine, Medical specialties, Middle back pain, Aquatic therapy|

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

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: health, chronic pain, pain, anxiety, fatigue, stress, breathing, breathing exercises, Medicine, RTT, Clinical medicine, Lance Cross, Sleep disorders, Insomnia, Respiration, Gases, Reflexes, Pursed lip breathing, Alternative medicine, Branches of biology, Yoga, Relaxation, Animal physiology, Yoga as therapy, Yoga as exercise, Human body, Panic attack|

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

Top 4 Causes of Running Injuries

OneTherapy2020-04-07T12:01:53-04:00November 5th, 2018|Categories: Physical Therapy Articles, Injury Prevention Articles, Sports Medicine Articles, Gait Retraining Articles, Running Physical Therapy Articles|Tags: Melissa Baudo, running, shoes, pain, running injury, gait analysis, shoe wear, Medicine, Perception, Foot, Melissa Baudo Marchetti, Animal locomotion, Terrestrial locomotion, Footwear, Running injuries, Gait, Sneakers, Sports injury, Barefoot, Contents, High-heeled shoe|

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

My Jaw Hurts

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

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

The Nocebo Effect: How Your MRI Report Can Hurt You

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

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

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

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

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”

Running 101: “Know Pain, Know Gain”

Melissa Baudo2023-12-21T14:45:22-05:00May 17th, 2018|Categories: Injury Prevention Articles, Sports Medicine Articles, Gait Retraining Articles, Running Physical Therapy Articles|Tags: Melissa Baudo, running, orthotics, shoes, pain, running injury, gait analysis, shoe wear, Medicine, Perception, Foot, Shoe, Melissa Baudo Marchetti, Animal locomotion, Terrestrial locomotion, Footwear, Running injuries, Gait, Sneakers, Biomechanics, Consumer goods, Athletic shoes|

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 [...]

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 [...]