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How Are Sprains Classified?

Sprains and strains rank as two of the most common types of sports-related injuries. Sprains are often caused by trauma to a joint –such as landing on it wrong during a fall, or overextending the joint, taking it beyond its range of motion. Sprains can occur to any joint, but are most common in the ankle and […]

Uncategorized / Kyle Anderson

Using Imagery in Sports

Making sports imagery effective in your game requires practice to master control over your images, and continuous repetition to make the scenario a reality. Using imagery in your training routine has been shown to increase performance of every athlete, from professionals to weekend warriors.

Knee Pain / Ortho Rhode Island

At Home Tips to Relieve Knee Pain

Knee pain is extremely common. In fact, it’s responsible for one-third of all doctor’s visits for muscle and bone pain. It’s especially common among athletes, with half of all athletes experiencing knee pain every year. The causes of knee pain are varied, and can range from a sprain to a severe fracture, and everything in […]

Uncategorized / Joanna Lanz

Fascial Movement Taping

FMT is beneficial in the acute, sub-acute and chronic stages of injury healing as well as throughout the rehabilitation process. It also plays a key role in injury prevention, enhancing movement and proprioception as well as improving recovery during training in uninjured athletes.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome / Ortho Rhode Island

The Signs and Symptoms of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common, yet painful condition that causes numbness, tingling, and weakness in the hands and fingers. The carpal tunnel is a narrow passageway at the base of the hand that houses the median nerve –the nerve that’s responsible for controlling the thumb, the index finger, middle finger, and half of […]

Uncategorized / Tanya Quaresma

Staying Healthy During the Holidays

The American Psychological Association says the hustle and bustle of the holidays has psychological consequences for some people. More people are inclined to feel that their stress increases around the holidays….

Get to Know / Ortho Rhode Island

Welcome Jack D. Goldstein, M.D!

Blackstone Orthopedics would like to welcome Jack D. Goldstein, M.D to our wonderful team of physicians! Dr. Goldstein completed his undergrad at the University of California in 1975 and attended medical school at the University of California at Davis and graduated in 1982. He completed his residency training at Yale University Medical School in 1984 […]

Uncategorized / Kimberly Paine

How Being an OT Aide Helped Me be a Better PTA

I failed the retake, too. I’d have to take the entire course over again before I could continue the program. My originally-18-month program just turned into two years. I had to watch as all my friends moved on to the next quarter, and then the next, as I got left behind, all because I had no idea how to treat a patient.

The upside to this is that I suddenly had a lot of time on my hands, so, in the months between failing and taking the course again, I got a job in the hand therapy department at Foundry.

Healthcare / Ortho Rhode Island

Ortho Rhode Island Becomes Largest Orthopedic Medicine Provider in the State

PROVIDENCE, RI – Three Rhode Island orthopedic practices have consolidated into a new larger orthopedic group. Blackstone Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, Foundry Orthopedics & Sports Medicine and South County Orthopedics, are now Ortho Rhode Island, which is the largest privately-run orthopedic provider in the state. The new super-group will cover 14 locations throughout Rhode Island […]

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