Author: Jesse Cai

A self-proclaimed “not your usual chiropractor”, Jesse believes in using movement as medicine and champions an active lifestyle for a functional and fulfilling life. Jesse, who originally chose to enroll in a Veterinarian School, went on a whirlwind journey through the law department of Murdoch University before settling into its Chiropractic Science course for five years.

Prior to his return to Singapore, Jesse worked closely with high level Australian athletes. This included the Australian Football League as well as various state and national level sporting clubs. He was the Head Sport Trainer for the Forrestfield Football Club, board member of the Sports Chiropractic Australia in 2017, and was a member of Sports Medicine Australia.

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Stay healthy with Apple watch: Do wearable activity trackers work?

We know increasing physical activity is no easy feat. In our blog post earlier this week, we highlighted that only 10% of healthy-weight children in United States meet guideline recommendations for exercise, sleep, and screen-time. To some extent, we live unhealthily since we were kids! Picking up a new health behaviour is a complex change [...]
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Science is always growing. New science debunks serotonin-hypothesis of depression.

Part of problem with being an evidence-based chiropractor is that you gotta repeatedly keep up with research. Sometimes new research challenges our existing knowledge base, and this is particularly problematic because it means our clinical practice would have to change. Today, we are going to talk about depression. Yes, you are right in that depression […]

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It all starts from when you are young!

As a chiropractor, I work with people living with chronic pain. In many cases, chronic pain patients will blame specific injuries or "bad" posture or muscle imbalance as the cause of their pain. While these "causes" of pain may make sense to us, studies show that they poorly correlate with pain experiences. In other words, [...]
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Low back pain? Use less muscle; not more.

When it comes to low back pain, some pain sufferers feel like they are not using their core or their trunk muscles properly. There is the idea that if they were to activate their core muscles more, their low back will hurt less. In fact, if you are a regular at pilates or weight training [...]
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Navigating tendon pain. No, there is no true inflammation in your joints!

We absolutely love working with tendon pain because it challenges so many of current beliefs on what recovery should be like. One of the advices that are often given, even by healthcare professionals, is to rest and to take it easy. Well, no. Tendons don't actually like it when you take it "easy"! Exercise is [...]
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Yes, you are expect to exercise during pregnancy!

I don't think we have ever written anything specific to exercise during pregnancy before. So, let's get it straight, you should be exercising during your pregnancy. We are very lucky to be living in the digital age because information dissemination is way better than it was a decade or two ago. With clinical guidelines and [...]
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What is the purpose of a functional fitness training programme?

One of the things that drew us to CrossFit was that it's not just a high intensity workout. CrossFit is not just about getting your heart rate as high as you can or getting through a workout as fast as possible. There is an emphasis on functional movements and functional training. What is functional training? [...]
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Back pain: How do you fix an herniated disc?

As a chiropractor, we regularly work with clients with disc herniation or slipped disc. Some of you may be experiencing severe back pain or sciatica with the condition. It is often an awful experience but that doesn't mean there's nothing you can do to help yourself. Stay positive. I know it's a lot to ask [...]
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The Ultimate Guide to HIIT Training (Singapore, 2022)

As Singapore starts to relax its COVID measures and with more Singaporeans returning to work, more people are restarting their gym member. It may have been a while since you last exercise This article will tell you everything you need to know about HIIT training and help you kickstart your fitness journey. What is HIIT? [...]
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Three things to consider if you are struggling with your recovery

You must know by this stage that recovery is no easy feat. Quite often patients think of their condition as just back pain or neck pain. However, your condition is often a lot more than just pain alone. Today, we go through the reasons why you may not be getting meaningful, long-term results from your [...]
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Physical activity is not exercise. Being active is not enough.

When people find out that we use exercise as a recovery treatment method, they would tell us that already exercise. Some will also emphasise that they are already active in their jobs. Today, we will discuss what is exercise and why being active is not exercise enough. What is physical activity? 150 minutes of aerobic [...]
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Our secrets to raving Google reviews: Best exercise programme in Singapore

We started running Facebook ads recently and we had quite a few people asking about what they can expect from our programmes. This is when we usually direct them to our Google reviews. The reason is simple: our clients are the best people for you to hear from. There are a few things that make [...]