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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Personal training makes sense because exercise is medicine

The best moments in a chiropractor's career is really about creating meaningful change with and for our clients. How does exercise help with chronic pain? When Phase 2 (HA) started, a client decided to put her sessions with us on old because she was living with her senior, unvaccinated mother. We saw again this week [...]
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Dear Straits Times, I take umbrage at your broscience content on back pain

Did anyone manage to get their hands on the Umbrage t-shirt that was on Lazada? Credit: Coconuts Singapore The umbrage incident happened almost two months ago now. While it may be considered old news, it's always a good time to discuss editorial integrity. And if media companies and/or content creators have an obligation to publish [...]
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Dear Singapore Women’s Weekly, please fact check your chiropractic expert

With such low quality content being published, it's no wonder head and body pain cost us $8.4 billion each year. An entire article featuring a single Singapore chiropractor without any references to support his claim. Unfortunately, this is the quality of writing we are getting today. No wonder pain sufferers are having a hard time [...]
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Recovery from an investing perspective: Why good data matters

We feel better when we are in control because we think that having control equals good outcomes. When it comes to investing at least, that's totally not true. The Straits Times just published today that 1 in 2 CPF members who use their funds to invest made less than the guaranteed 2.5%. In short, they [...]
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S$2b in valuation! What is so special about Secretlab chairs?

If you haven't already heard Secretlab co-founder Ian Ang just dropped $51 billion on a good class bungalow and a triplex penthouse. His company is valued at a whopping $2 billion dollars! Why does that concern us? Well, he sells chairs! Gaming chairs first, ergonomic chairs second To be super clear, Secretlab is famous for [...]
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How do you relieve sciatic nerve pain? Can exercise help?

Sciatica is making the news again with Whoopi Goldberg taking time off because of leg pain. During an interview, she said: “I'm telling you, it's like a bad boyfriend who came back to mess with me. There I was trying to move my leg, impossible to do. It was really horrible, but I'm glad to [...]
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What is active versus passive treatments? Is active recovery truly superior?

I think people like to romanticise passive therapies because they have been around for thousands of years. Beyond that, they also make us feel really, really good. So, we want to believe that it works. When it comes to the practitioner's side, it makes sense to do what you are familiar with and to do [...]
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Teachable moments: why do useless treatments seem to work?

A chiropractor reached out today to suggest that I could be more inclusive in my views towards chiropractic adjustments. In his experiences, his patients do improve. In his words, "people can practise how they want and still get results". Do I have something against spinal manipulation? People seem to forget I did offer chiropractic adjustments. [...]
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Three free tips for you to try so you don’t have to tahan your pain anymore

Other Singapore chiropractors may tell you to do something about your pain. Because to tahan (Singlish for endure) your pain is bad for you and that it will lead to irreversible damage. Well, fake news. They probably just wanted to scare you into buying a 40-session chiropractic package. The very fancy equipment used to measure [...]
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Singapore General Hospital (SGH) is one of the best hospitals in the world!

According to the latest rankings from Newsweek, Singapore General Hospital is ranked 8th best hospital in the world. SGH was also ranked 8th position in 2020 but came in at an impressive 3rd place in 2019, after Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic. I did know that our healthcare system is one of the best in [...]
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Exercise can cure back pain and help you avoid surgery

I like to follow the news to see what people are writing about pain. While peer reviewed papers is my preferred information source, reading mainstream articles keep me up-to-date with the fake news I have to fight. Your pain is not all in your head. Or is it? Guardian published a really good article today [...]
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Evidence-based practice is what we expect but is not mainstream practice

The best chiropractic care you can receive is one that is evidence-based. Evidence-based practice is really about offering treatments that are supported by research. It is obvious that treatments supported by research are better. However, what is offered in both private practice and even hospitals is often not congruent with best clinical practice. You cannot [...]