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If your shoulders or scapular area tends to be weak, this band exercise is a great way to strengthen them. It essentially targets the scapular area with a squeezing motion, helping build those muscles and reduce pain in the shoulders, scapular region, and even the neck. What you’ll need to use is a band, heldRead more

The cat stretch is an excellent move if you experience tightness in the lower back from sitting too long. The stretch also helps with breathing in that it expands the ribs in the backside, which often become jammed. Here, Dr. Allison Haynes, DPT, demonstrates the proper way to do a cat stretch. Unlike a cat stretch asRead more

If you’re looking for a total body exercise and you don’t have or don’t want to use a lot of gym equipment, try the shelf-reach move. This move pivots your body so you’re reaching from the floor, turning, and then reaching up as if you’re putting something on a shelf. You can increase the challenge by addingRead more

The autumn, or fall season means cooler temperatures, more bearable workout weather, cleaning up the yard, and more reasons to be outside before the winter cold settles in. Everyone’s back to work or back to school, and suddenly the pace of life shifts from the summer lull. However, it’s a great time to take advantageRead more

Each year, 2.6 million children between 0 and 19 are treated in the emergency room for athletic and recreational injuries. They range from broken fingers and sprained ankles to concussions and spinal injuries. The statistics are growing: kids and parents are more invested in the sport, kids are training longer and harder, and sometimes areRead more

The evidence is overwhelming: moving your body can stave off heart disease, diabetes, and immobility as you age. Like a car, if you don’t drive it around every so often, it will start to creak and break down. The same with humans. Moving your body allows blood to flow, joints to build flexibility, bones to strengthen,Read more

The post-pregnancy belly is a common theme among women who finished a pregnancy. It’s more evident a year or two after the pregnancy, but people still ask if you’re pregnant. In most cases, the situation is caused by a condition known as diastasis recti, or separation of the abdominal muscles. How do you determine ifRead more

When: Tuesday, September 19, 2017 | 7:00pm Where: Point Performance 6400 Goldsboro Rd, Suite 340, Bethesda RSVP: ppminfo@pointperformance.com | 301.493.8884 Do you suffer from back pain? So do nearly 31 million Americans nationwide. It’s a debilitating experience that can affect anyone, from athletes to desk workers. Point Performance’s back experts, Dr. José Surós, MD andRead more

Ever experience a muscle soreness – a knot, also known as a trigger point – that you wish you had someone or something at that moment to wedge itself right in and relieve the pain? Fear not, we have identified several useful tools and methods to help you relieve a myofascial trigger point. From canesRead more

The scapular traction or standing row exercise is a popular way to strengthen and work out the back, biceps, abs and shoulders. However, as Point Performance’s Adam Gershowitz points out, if done incorrectly, as he’s often seen, the exercise doesn’t provide the full benefit. Here, he demonstrates the proper way to do a scapular traction.Read more