Meet the Team

In addition to her COMT, Rebecca achieved her Orthopedic Clinical Specialty Board Certification (OCS) in 2011 — accomplished by less than 1% of physical therapists nationwide. With her advanced clinical knowledge, Rebecca became a certified clinical instructor, training numerous students and lecturing on sports injuries, rehab, and prevention. 

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Rebecca is certified in cupping and dry needling, and is trained in Mulligan Concept, McKenzie Method®, and Graston Technique®. More recently, she has begun to focus on the treatment of golf injuries and obtained her certification from the Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) in January 2020. Though she is skilled in treating all various musculoskeletal injuries, Rebecca specializes in wellness, mobility, and injury prevention and muscle recovery techniques.

As she transitioned into her doctoral studies at SHU, Melissa was given the distinguished honor to participate in numerous research projects, including “The Immediate and Short-Term Effects of Dry Needling Latent Trigger Points in the Gastrocnemius Muscle on Vertical Jump Height in an Asymptomatic Population” and “Reliability of the Beighton Score and Impact of Generalized Joint Mobility and Resting Scapular Position on Median Neurodynamic Test 1.” For her work on the latter of the two studies, Melissa became a published author in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies.

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Since graduating from the DPT program at SHU, she has obtained her dry needling certification and completed additional manual therapy training, which she utilizes during treatments, in combination with therapeutic exercise, to help patients achieve their maximal level of function. She believes in the utilization of a personalized, hands-on treatment approach to treat a variety of orthopedic and sports-related injuries, in addition to promoting prevention and wellness.

As Kylie transitioned into her doctoral studies at Sacred Heart, she was given the opportunity to participate in various research projects, including “The Immediate and Short-Term Effects of Dry Needling Latent Trigger Points in the Gastrocnemius Muscle on Vertical Jump Height in an Asymptomatic Population” and “Reliability of the Beighton Score and Impact of Generalized Joint Mobility and Resting Scapular Position on Median Neurodynamic Test 1.” For her work on the latter of the two studies, Kylie became a published author in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies.

Since graduating from SHU, Kylie has obtained her dry needling certification and BFR (blood flow restriction) training certification. Kylie is also a Certified Nutrition Coach. She utilizes this knowledge to design personal nutrition plans to promote weight loss, enhance health and wellness, and improve orthopedic rehabilitation recovery time. Kylie is passionate about utilizing a holistic approach to rehab to promote maximal level of function. 

As a former athlete herself, Yarden has a special interest in the rehabilitation of athletes and returning them to their sport. She is most passionate about utilizing specific functional exercise to target her patients’ impairments and allow them to gain the mobility, strength, and neuromotor control to meet the demands of their specific sport and to accomplish their goals. Yarden is avid about fitness and implements these notions into her PT and training to improve the overall function, health, and quality of life of her patients and clients. 

In her free time, Yarden enjoys spending time with her puppy, traveling, watching UConn games, hiking, working out, flipping around, playing soccer, and spending time with friends and family.

While at Sacred Heart University, Bonnie ran Division 1 Cross Country and Track & Field. Bonnie continues to run post-college and has completed 3 of the world major marathons (Boston, NYC, Chicago) with her most recent marathon and best time completed in 3:05 (Chicago) while sponsored by Lululemon. She has run countless half marathons with her personal best time of 1:25.


Since graduating, Bonnie has obtained her dry needling certification and is BFR (blood flow restriction) trained. In her free time, aside from running, Bonnie enjoys traveling, hiking, dog shopping, playing tennis, skiing, and is a foodie!

During her time at UCONN, Kiley was involved in research determining “The Immediate Effects of Crevico-Thoracic Junction Manipulation on Upper Cervical Mobility” and “The Effect of Early Sports Specialization in Athletes Under 10 with Knee Pain”.

While at Franklin Pierce, Kiley had the honor of being chosen as a captain for their DII Women’s Soccer Team and an Alpha Chi National Athletic Honor Society Member for all four years. Since graduating, Kiley has begun coaching at the youth level, only further encouraging her to work with young athletes. Kiley has a special interest in treating the soccer population due to her experience as a competitive athlete for 18 years. Kiley is dedicated to helping patients improve their functional capacity in order to help enhance quality of life.


In her spare time Kiley enjoys hanging out with her puppy and family, watching soccer, rooting on the Patriots, exercising, and spending time at Lake Winnipesaukee. 

Juliana pursued her education at Kent State University, where she also became the President of the Student Recreation Council and an Aquatics Supervisor. It was during this time that she discovered her deep-seated love for medicine, which ultimately led her to her career as an EMT.

Outside of her professional life, Juliana maintains an active and fulfilling lifestyle. You'll often find her in a spinning class, engrossed in a captivating book, or enjoying quality time with her two dogs and her supportive husband. Her commitment to health and well-being extends from her work to her personal life, making her a well-rounded and dedicated professional.

Today, April acts at the Client Coordinator at The Performance Lab. With a passion for giving clients the best experience possible and for providing excellent customer service, April prides herself on making people feel welcome every time they enter through the lab's doors. She is CPR and First Aid certified, and can be characterized as a well-organized, compassionate, hard worker who is always striving to give the best she can to others.

When April is not serving client needs at The Performance Lab, she can be found spending time in Naugatuck with her husband, who she's been married to for almost 20 years, and her two daughters. She also loves the gym, yoga, and snuggling up reading a good book.