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Tessa Elliott, PT, DPT, MPH, COMT
Emory Decatur Hospital (EDH) Outpatient Rehab

Dr. Tessa Elliott has been a physical therapist since 2015. Over the years, she has treated patients with orthopedic, neurologic, and pelvic floor impairments and worked in both inpatient rehab and outpatient settings. Now she primarily treats pelvic floor, women’s health, spine, and hip disorders at Emory Decatur Hospital (EDH). She also offers classes on women's health at EDH and occasionally assists in teaching women’s health courses other providers. Dr. Elliott loves her work as a clinician and educator. Physical therapy allows her the opportunity to utilize many different healing techniques, particularly hands-on manual therapy (for joints, fascia, and muscle), postural adjustments, behavior and lifestyle modifications, breath and body awareness training, biofeedback, and multiple forms of exercise and movement. Dr. Elliott’s approach is patient-centered, evidence-based, and trauma-informed, with a focus on empowering individuals to heal their own bodies and live and move in a way that promotes wellness and joy. Her education includes a BS from Rice University, an MPH from Emory University, and a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Armstrong Atlantic State University. She has also completed extensive post-graduate training in manual therapy techniques and in pelvic/women’s health. Dr. Elliott is a Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist (COMT) through Maitland-Australian Physiotherapy Seminars (MAPS), has a Certificate of Achievement in Pregnancy/Postpartum Physical Therapy (CAPP-OB) through the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), is certified to dry needle in Georgia, and has trained extensively in visceral fascial mobilization therapy, a technique that focuses on manual input to the nervous system via the fascial system.