Melissa B.
PT, DPT
Location: Bay State Physical Therapy – North Andover, MA
Graduate: University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Melissa originally joined the Bay State Physical Therapy team in 2015 as a rehabilitation aide and continued her employment with the company throughout her graduate schooling. In addition to her time at Bay State PT, she completed clinical internships in outpatient orthopedics, outpatient vestibular and concussion management, and acute rehabilitation with emphasis on post-operative orthopedic conditions and stroke rehabilitation.
Melissa’s passion lies in orthopedics and vestibular care. Her focus lies in addressing balance deficits with a special interest in back pain, neck pain, and “dizzy” patients. Melissa enjoys working closely with patients to develop patient-centered, individualized programs in order to ensure her patients reach their goals. Her treatment plans emphasize the importance of education to ensure carryover between appointments and maximize patient self-efficacy. She believes in creating a fun, upbeat healing environment to help her patients get back to doing what they love and feeling safe while doing it.
Melissa brings a 12-year background in dance to her rehabilitation career. In her spare time, Melissa enjoys spending time with family and friends, tap dancing down grocery store aisles, frequenting country concerts, scouring Home Goods for things she doesn’t need, completing craft projects, and visiting Disney World.
Conditions
- Arm Tendon Repair and Post-Surgery Rehab
- Arthritis
- Back Compression Fractures
- Elbow Pain, Wrist Pain, Hand Pain
- Foot or Ankle Fractures
- Foot or Ankle Post-Surgery Rehab
- Foot or Ankle Sprains or Strains
- Frozen Shoulder/Adhesive Capsulitis
- Head and Neck Post-Surgery Rehab
- Head and Neck Radiating Pain
- Headaches and Migraines
- Hip Pain and Thigh Pain
- Hip Post-Surgery Rehab
- Hip Sprains and Strains
- Instability
- Knee Pain
- Mid-Back Pain
- Neck Pain
- Osteoarthritis of the Hip
- Osteoporosis
- Piriformis Syndrome
- Plantar Fasciitis
- Poor Balance or Risk of Falling
- Poor Posture and Forward Head Syndrome
- Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL) Tears
- Rotator Cuff Injuries
- Sciatica and Radiating Back Pain
- Total Hip Replacement and Partial Hip Replacement
- Total Knee Replacement
- Trochanteric Bursitis
Services
- Cupping
- Electrical Stimulation
- Ergonomics
- IASTM
- Joint Mobilization
- Kinesio Taping
- Manual Therapy
- Neuromuscular Re-Education
- Post-Surgical Rehab
- Pre-Surgical Rehab
- Return to Sport Functional Training
- Semi-circular canal repositioning for BPPV
- Therapeutic Activities
- Therapeutic Exercise
- Trigger Point Therapy
- Vestibular Habituation Exercise