Melissa A. Lee, MPT

Sports Physical Therapist

Miss Melissa A. Lee is a Sports Physical Therapist in San Francisco, CA with special training and skill in diagnosing, treating, and preventing injuries resulting from athletics. As a Sports Physical Therapist, Melissa A. Lee, MPT performs pain and mobility assessments, diagnostic imaging, exercise therapy, and endurance exercises . Sports Physical Therapy is a medical specialty focused on reducing or eliminating patient pain and increasing mobility in patients experiencing sport-related injuries . Significant diseases and conditions treated by Sports Physical Therapists include chronic knee, neck, hip, back, and joint pain, muscle sprain, torn ACL, spinal disc pain, spinal disc herniation, hamstring injury, and nerve dysfunction. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Sports Physical Therapists include diagnostic x-ray, MRI, and CT imaging, pain and mobility assessment, physical therapy rehabilitation, inflammation reduction techniques, medical massage, acupuncture, spa therapy, and referral to other specialists as needed.

A licensed physical therapist, including but not limited to an individual who is a Board Certified Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy, who has demonstrated specialized knowledge and skill in human anatomy and physiology, movement science, pathology and pathophysiology, medical and surgical intervention, and health and wellness, as well as rehabilitation/return to sports, management of acute injury/illness, medical and surgical consideration, injury prevention, and sports performance enhancement.