You have a system for everything at work. Your body deserves one too.
PT-informed exercise programming and virtual coaching, built specifically for software engineers and gamers with chronic neck and back pain.
You code for 10 hours. You game for 4 more. Your neck and back are keeping score.
You spend your workday in one posture - head forward, shoulders rounded, spine loaded. Then you log off and load into another one. By the time you are mid-session in ranked or three hours into a sprint, the neck stiffness and lower back ache are just part of the experience. You have tried the expensive chair. You have tried the stretches. The problem is you do not have a system - you have band-aids.
Step 1: Audit
A free intro call to understand your specific sitting setup, pain patterns, and goals. No clinical evaluation - a coaching conversation to build your baseline.
Step 2: Protocol
You receive a custom exercise programming plan built around your dual-sitting schedule. Short, systematic, designed to fit around sprints and queue times - not a gym routine.
Step 3: Check-In
Regular virtual check-ins to assess progress, adjust the program, and keep the system running. This is the part everyone skips and why band-aids stop working.
Now Offering: Virtual Weight Loss Exercise Programming
A PT-informed movement and exercise coaching program — built to protect your results, preserve your strength, and make the weight you lose stay off.
Losing weight through a medical program is the first step. Keeping it off — and feeling strong while you do it — requires the right exercise programming alongside it. Encore Performance Therapy now offers virtual weight loss coaching designed specifically for people in active medical weight loss programs.
Built for Medical Weight Loss Patients
Designed specifically for people on GLP-1 medications or physician-supervised programs. Programming that works with your medication protocol, not against it.
Protect Lean Muscle, Lose Fat
Without structured exercise, up to 40% of medically supervised weight loss can come from muscle. Our programming targets fat loss while preserving the strength that keeps your metabolism working long-term.
100% Virtual,
Flexible Scheduling
No gym required. No commute. Sessions and check-ins happen on your schedule, from anywhere.
Who This Is For
This program is built for you if:
✔ You are a software engineer, developer, or tech worker who games regularly
✔ You have chronic neck stiffness, upper back tension, or lower back pain
✔ You have tried stretches and expensive chairs with limited lasting results
✔ You want a systematic protocol, not a one-time fix
✔ You prefer data and mechanisms over generic wellness advice.
About Us
Bernard Xu is a licensed physical therapist and avid League of Legends player. He built Encore Performance Therapy because he could not find a systematic program that accounted for both the coding posture and the gaming posture - so he built one.
For serious inquiries, please fill out the inquiry form on the Contact page.