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Plantar Fasciitis: How to Diagnose, Treat and Prevent

By PointPerformance | Blog | Comments are Closed | 11 June, 2018 | 0

Plantar fasciitis is a type of heel pain. It’s one of the most common foot pain and noticeable because we spend so much time walking or standing on our feet every day. It’s mostly found among runners, overweight individuals and people who wear poor shoes. While it’s a real pain – literally – it isRead more

Summer Injuries: How to Avoid Them

By PointPerformance | Blog | Comments are Closed | 30 May, 2018 | 0

Summertime means long, exuberant days spent outside playing, exercising, and just enjoying. But it also comes with increased injuries. In fact, emergency rooms experience nearly 34,000 visits just in summer alone, particularly on weekends. They range from grill and open fire burns to near drownings, dehydration and heat stroke, insect bites, and sports injuries. WhatRead more

Preventing Athletic Injuries In Children

By PointPerformance | Blog | Comments are Closed | 26 September, 2017 | 0

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

Preventing Spring Cleaning Injuries

By PointPerformance | Blog | Comments are Closed | 14 April, 2017 | 0

Spring cleaning is a great time of year to clear out trash and unwanted items from months of cold weather storage, but it’s also an easy way to develop an injury. From lifting heavy furniture to trying to tackle too much at once, you can accidentally pull or strain a muscle or worse. According toRead more

Quick Facts About Falls and the Elderly

By PointPerformance | Blog | Comments are Closed | 20 February, 2017 | 0

by Julie Shein, PT Falling is a major contributor to elderly health issues. Not only is the accident itself frightening and dangerous, but the domino effect of falls afterwards can be detrimental. THE PREVALENCE OF FALLS • One in three people over the age of 65 sustains a fall yearly • Every 14 seconds anRead more

Case Study: Marathon shin splints

By PointPerformance | Blog | Comments are Closed | 11 January, 2017 | 0

Point Performance Patient: 40-year-old woman training for first marathon Pain: Shin splints (As told to Point Performance) I was training for my first marathon, though I’d run in a few half-marathons and several other races. More than halfway through my training, however, I developed sudden muscle cramping in my right calf muscle. I couldn’t makeRead more

How to avoid falling on ice

By PointPerformance | Blog | Comments are Closed | 18 December, 2016 | 0

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

What is Physiatry?

By PointPerformance | Blog | Comments are Closed | 3 November, 2016 | 0

  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

Osgood-Schlatter Disease: Knee Pain in Athletic Kids

By PointPerformance | Blog | Comments are Closed | 3 October, 2016 | 2

Osgood-Schlatter disease is a possible condition for kids with knee pain. It may be difficult to discern since the pain is caused by similar movements: jumping, running, and sudden changes in direction. Not only that, the sports all cause similar movements, such as soccer, ballet, football, basketball, running, or cheerleading. Younger teens and pre-teens, however,Read more

Sever’s Disease: Heel Pain in Kids

By PointPerformance | Blog | Comments are Closed | 21 September, 2016 | 0

Sever’s disease is a common children’s culprit that causes heel pain. Kids who experience this pain tend to be athletic children in the beginning stages of puberty, especially those experiencing growth spurts. What causes Sever’s Disease? Sever’s disease is usually caused by the body still catching up with its own growth, resulting in exposed andRead more

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  • Chronic Exertional Compartment Syndrome

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    Chronic exertional compartment syndrome is one of the most common causes of pain, numbness, and foot drop, most often seen in runners.

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    Diagnosing Hip Arthritis with Ultrasound: Video

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    Hip arthritis is one of the most common causes of groin pain in patients. To diagnose it, we can use ultrasound. Ultrasound

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    TENEX Procedure for Tendon Injuries: Video

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    The Tenex procedure is a non-surgical option that effectively treats persistent tendon injuries. This procedure is also known as percutaneous needle tenotomy

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    Tennis Elbow Diagnosis and Treatment Options: Video

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    Tennis elbow is one of the most common causes of elbow pain. The condition is also sometimes referred to as lateral epicondylitis.

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Practice Overview
    • Dr. Haim S. Hechtman, DPT, Point Performance Co-founder
    • Dr. Mark D. Klaiman, MD, Point Performance Co-founder
    • Point Performance Team
    • Testimonials
    • Careers
      • Careers: Physical Therapist
      • Online Application
  • Services
    • Areas of Treatment
      • Neck and Back
      • Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist and Hand Pain
      • Hip, Knee, Ankle and Foot
      • Arthritis and Neurological Conditions
      • Chronic Pain
    • Point Performance Medicine
      • Spine Care
        • Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection for Lower Back & Leg Pain
        • Lumbar Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA) for Lower Back Pain
        • Sacroiliac Joint Injection for Low Back & Buttock Pain
      • Sports Medicine
      • Orthobiologics
      • Advanced Minimally Invasive Procedures
      • Nerve Conduction and EMG Testing
      • Medical Acupuncture: How Does It Work?
    • Point Performance Therapy Services
    • Medical Personal Training
  • Patients
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    • Privacy Policy
    • New Patient Forms
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