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Do you have lower back pain? Sometimes it just takes some core strengthening exercises to ease that pain by building some stability. In this video, Point Performance’s Dr. Allison Haynes, DPT, shows how to perform a back bridge, except in increments. This exercise will train your abdominal and back muscles to control your spine atRead more

Do you feel stiff after sitting still at a computer for a while? Or do you need a good warm-up before a regular workout routine? Point Performance’s Dr. Louise Kelley, DPT, demonstrates a standing supported left posterior outlet inhibition. This exercise is a great way to help individuals “find and feel” their left inner thigh andRead more

Strengthening your core muscles is the key to solving a lot of physical issues: back pain, balance, stability, diastasis recti (post-pregnancy belly), and other problems. It also makes you a better athlete, and develops better posture. This exercise, deep abdominal bracing with march, is a great one to build that core stability and benefits peopleRead more

A good sense of balance is key to avoiding falls, particularly during the winter on ice and snow. In this video, Point Performance’s Dr. Haim Hechtman, DPT, demonstrates a basic balance exercise that will improve your balance while limiting the risk of falling. All three progressions are done with eyes open first, and then withRead more

Falls account for 2.8 million hospitalizations nationwide annually, with 1/4 of adults 65 and older falling each year. Wintertime sees a good deal of falls among all ages due to ice and snow. It can be scary to walk outside, even just five steps to the car, without risking a slip on ice. However, thereRead more

  by Point Performance staff Cold weather is often associated with increased joint pain. It could be arthritis or an old injury creating a dull ache in wintertime. Some say it’s the drop in barometric pressure, which causes snow as well as pressure on joints, due to less air pressure pushing against the body andRead more

A Point Performance therapist applies dry needling to a calf injured during marathon training. Ever experience muscle tightness that’s so bad it can’t even be relieved by vigorous massage? In comes dry needling, a procedure that can help release some of the tightness and the knots, and provide immediate relief. When your muscles are experiencingRead more

We at Point Performance know – it’s hard to motivate to exercise in winter. It’s cold, it’s cloudy, it’s pitch-dark out in the mornings and evenings after work. We tend to get sick in winter. We’d rather huddle under a warm quilt by the television and wait until the groundhog finds its shadow. However, ‘tisRead more

If you haven’t been caught up in the whirlwind of the post-election stress, you’re lucky. For most people, it’s been a few days of increased tension, high emotions, online fights, loss of friends, constant conversations with everyone you encounter, shock and sadness from reading too many Facebook reports and news analysis. And too much stress isn’tRead more

  by Dr. Mark Klaiman, MD Aching backs, twisted ankles, sore knees, aggravated arthritis. Perhaps from too much yardwork, or weekend warrior activity, or just general aches and pains of aging. There’s always a temptation to tough it out and see if things improve. That might work with the weather, but battered bodies need moreRead more