Melissa Aiksnoras, PT, DPT

Staff Physical Therapist

Melissa joined the Foundry Sports Medicine Team in 2008.
Melissa graduated with her Bachelor's of Science in 2006 and Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2008 both from Simmons College in Boston, MA.

Throughout college Melissa played NCAA field hockey and participated in a community service health initiative in San Jan Del Sur, Nicaragua. She continues to play field hockey recreationally and is currently an assistant field hockey coach for the Varsity and JV teams at Bay View Academy.

Melissa’s areas of expertise include working in outpatient orthopedics, subacute and long term skilled nursing care and sports medicine strength and conditioning training camps for high school and collegiate athletes. She has also served as a Clinical Instructor for graduate physical therapy students affiliated with Foundry.

Continuing education includes manual therapy for the upper extremity, integrated neuromuscular re-education, muscle energy techniques, positional release, Mulligan manual therapy and diagnostic imaging.  Her areas of clinical interest are sports medicine, manual therapy and post operative conditions, especially in the knee and shoulder.