By: Jordan Madigan, Dr. Tyler Foster, and Max Goto Over the past few decades, basketball culture has been rapidly developing in terms of training, attire, footwear, and rehabilitation, and is making a lasting impact on athletes of all ages. Through Kobe Bryant’s low top shoes changing the face of the high-top NBA, Allen Iverson’s shooting sleeve to overcome an elbow injury, and James Harden’s shoulder Kinesio Tape – the NBA stars of the past 20+ years have shaped how younger

On this week's #Better #Faster Podcast Dr. Michelle Collie sits with Dr. Pat Motel, physical therapist at Performance, to discuss a new and exciting tool for patients- blood flow restriction therapy. What is it? What does it feel like? And how can it help you? #bloodflow #restriction #physicaltherapy

After facing weeks stuck in a boot, Nicole regained her ability to move freely and get back to her passion of helping children find their voice. Last year, Nicole Blades was excited to start her career as a Speech-Language Pathologist to help young children communicate. After graduating with her Master's from Northeastern University, Nicole moved to Providence with her dog, Chase to live with her sister and partner and begin a new career working in-home therapy with early int

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At 5 years old, Richard Segura fell in love with baseball, and 9 years later, playing is still his passion. “I love the atmosphere and the discipline that baseball has taught me, but it's also fun and it makes me push myself” Richard smiled.  This September, Richard began his freshman year at Providence Career and Technical Academy High school and joined the engineering program. “There’s always a challenge in engineering” he shared “but, I like overcoming the obstacles that I

Winter is arriving and the holidays are right around the corner, but so are those dreaded injuries. This year, have a happy and safe Holiday

At just four years old, Arden Reynolds started traveling the world because of her parent's involvement with development work. Their work has taken them all over, like Tanzania, Vietnam, and Myanmar just to name a few. For her entire life, Arden has been attending international schools, giving her the opportunity to study with kids from over 20 different countries, and today she has friends from all over the world. This past summer, Arden moved to Rhode Island to start her fre