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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Why feeling worse before feeling better is very much a part of recovery

As a persistent pain sufferer, you may want to book in to see a chiropractor in Singapore for instant relief. Watching other people get adjusted on video gives us an ASMR. It looks as if the pain relief is immediate, and that the person is immediately cured. We are bombarded with so many of such [...]
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Ask a Chiropractor: Should I deadlift with back pain?

Deadlift is an exercise where you lift dead weight off the ground. Chronic back pain sufferers fear this because it's often associated with pain. You would have probably heard your family or friends telling people to be careful with how they pick things off the ground. Because, we think that's bad for our spine. Living [...]
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You asked for muscle imbalance proof: Here are three cases for you.

We get a lot of queries about muscle imbalances and misalignment. A lot of Singaporeans are worried about their poor posture, and the harm it may cause them. For those living with chronic pain, they attribute their symptom experience to their posture. Often blaming themselves for not trying harder to sit up straight, etc. The [...]
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Five reasons why you should sign up for our 12-week exercise programme

Thanks to social media and the hard work of Ministry of Health (Singapore), everybody knows the benefits of exercise. In fact, exercise works so well for chronic pain management that it's virtually the top recommended treatment across all musculoskeletal conditions from back pain to neck pain. Today we share with you five reasons why our [...]
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Evidence-based exercise programme for knee osteoarthritis Singapore (2022)

One of the things that irk us the most is when seemingly authoritative health organisations put out advice that are not congruent with best evidence practice. This often lead patients to behaviours that ultimately worsen their conditions. In our previous blog post, we discussed how unscientific advice does cause harm. The advice in concerned today [...]
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Five reasons why junk science and pseudoscientific treatments cause real harm

We heavily emphasised evidence-based practice at Square One Active Recovery because we see the value of hard science. A lot of pain sufferers in Singapore don't get better because the treatments they received are not congruent with best clinical practices. It totally makes sense. If you do what doesn't work, is it reasonable to expect [...]
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Exercise for osteoporosis treatment in Singapore: Can weight training increase bone mineral density?

Osteoporosis is a challenging disease to live with. You know that you are more susceptible to fractures. You become afraid of falling. You start to move less. With osteoporosis, a lot of older adults start avoiding exercise. This often lead to deconditioning of the body. Beyond the expected muscle atrophy (muscle wasting) that will happen [...]
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Three exercises you can try to kick-start your knee pain recovery

Knee pain is common in athletes and sedentary individuals alike. It's ridiculously disruptive to daily life because every step can be painful. This often lead knee pain patients to avoid activities that involve their knee. Over time, this avoidance behaviour lead to poorer knee function, strength, and can cause even more problems in the future. [...]
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Stop obsessing about your posture and thinking effective pain solutions

As chiropractors, we often get queries about people wanting to fix their posture. In doing so, they hope to resolve their pain. However, there's little to no evidence that suggest that posture improvement can be a pain solution. Here are ... reasons why. You don't need good posture to have no pain We will start [...]
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Seven reasons your back pain is not getting better

Almost all of us would have back pain at some point in our lives. For your case, the back pain may be lasting a little longer than you'd like. It's not bad enough for you to call emergency services, but frustrating enough for you to need help. Before investing the dollar into professional treatment, you [...]
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Four movement drills to help you perfect your hip hinge

We hinge all the time. From picking something up off the floor to sitting into a chair. We do it so often that sometimes we take this movement for granted. The hip hinge is designed to work your posterior chain, which includes the glutes, hamstrings, and low back muscles. The movement of the hip hinge [...]
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Old is not always better: Why chiropractic is changing

As an evidence-based chiropractor in Singapore, we use the latest research data and clinical guidelines to guide our treatment methods. Virtually all research point to that exercise, education, and advice to remain active as the best treatment for all musculoskeletal conditions. Despite the robustness of evidence reporting that exercise is superior to all treatment modalities, [...]