Tessa Elliott, PT, DPT, MPH, COMT Emory Decatur Hospital (EDH) Outpatient Rehab
404-501-5140
https://www.emoryhealthcare.org/locations/hospitals/emory-decatur-hospital/outpatient-rehab-services
2701 North Decatur Rd Decatur,
Georgia
30033
Dr. Tessa Elliott has been a physical therapist since 2015. Over the years, she has worked with patients dealing with orthopedic, neurologic, and pelvic floor impairments, in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She worked at Emory Healthcare for 11 years, during which she initiated and grew an outpatient women's health rehab program at Emory Decatur Hospital. She has also offered community health classes on pregnancy & postpartum and occasionally assists in teaching women’s health continuing education courses. Dr. Elliott loves her work as both a clinician and educator. Physical therapy allows her the opportunity to utilize many different healing techniques, including 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 understand their own body, develop knowledge, and connect with resources that help them actively participate in their own recovery and wellness. Her education includes a BS from Rice University, an MPH from Emory University, and a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Armstrong Atlantic State University (now Georgia Southern University). She has also completed extensive post-graduate training (over 500 hours) 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.