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Dr. Marquita Catallo-Madruga, DPT, CFDN

Preventative Medicine Specialist | Obesity Medicine

Marci (Marquita) Catallo-Madruga is a physical therapist practicing in Centennial, CO. Dr. Marci specializes in physical treatment to help a patient reduce pain, restore mobility, rehabilitate an injury, or increase movement and overall function. As a physical therapist, Marquita Catallo-Madruga can treat multiple conditions with exercises, electrical stimulation, joint mobilization, massage, laser or light therapy, dry needling and cupping. Dr. Marci will create a treatment plan based on the patients specific injury or condition, and might target a specific body part or body system based on the individual.
As well as providing physical therapy, Dr. Marci is a Functional Medicine Provider and works with all body systems to restore balance in the Gut, Adrenals and the body. She helps people learn about and support genetics to detox the body in appropriate ways to learn about what nutrition strategy, exercise program and supplement Regime is best. 
20 years Experience
Dr. Marquita Catallo-Madruga, DPT, CFDN
  • Englewood, CO
  • Regis University
  • Accepting new patients

Can physical therapy help lower back injury?

Physical therapy has been shown to be more effective than medications or injections at solving back pain

Pain in Shoulder Chest and Stomach

Does the pain feel like pressure or sharp in the shoulder and chest?

Stomach pain with cough can be hernia.

Can physical therapy fix posture?

Physical therapy will help with posture. Most times, the posture deficits come from lack of engagement of the core musculature and the scapular stabilizers as well as from tightness READ MORE
Physical therapy will help with posture. Most times, the posture deficits come from lack of engagement of the core musculature and the scapular stabilizers as well as from tightness across the chest

What helps shoulder joint pain?

It depends on where the pain is coming from. Try not to lay on that shoulder to sleep, or stomach. Get the shoulder evaluated by a Physical Therapist if the pain has been there READ MORE
It depends on where the pain is coming from. Try not to lay on that shoulder to sleep, or stomach. Get the shoulder evaluated by a Physical Therapist if the pain has been there more than 2 weeks

What can cause tingling muscle pain?

This is likely due to tightness in the chest muscles that attach to the shoulder. Look up Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

Do I need to increase creatine intake over time?

I'd be happy to answer this question if a parent gives consent. Creatine is not always 100% safe. you need blood work to look at kidney function regularly while taking it

Can physical therapy help sports injury?

100%. We can evaluate the movement dysfunction and treat that as well as help with stabilizing the core.