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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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 [...]
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How lower back pain affected my life | A Client’s Journey

Unrelenting pain. The bane of every athlete. Especially one in a physically demanding sport. But there is always light at the end of every tunnel. Every pain can be cured. This is a recount of my recovery from lower back pain, and I hope it serves as a beacon of hope to others who are suffering [...]
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Answers you want from Singapore’s most unorthodox chiropractor (Part II)

How is Square One Active Recovery different from other chiropractors? As a super small chiropractic clinic, we don't have as many stakeholders to account to. That allows us to run lean and prioritise our clients over profits. Because of this, we are able to focus on delivering long-term results for our clients. We genuinely strive [...]
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Answers you want from Singapore’s most unorthodox chiropractor (Part I)

You are thinking of making an appointment with us but you struggle to wrap your head around what we do. I understand. Afterall, we do do things very differently at Square One Active Recovery. Here are ten questions that may give you the answers you are looking for. Are you a chiropractor or a physiotherapist? [...]
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Can reframing your experiences take your recovery to the next level?

Words are more powerful than you imagine. For example, positive self-talk before exercise can lead to a 22% improvement in their pain experience after exercising. That's a lot of upside for very little effort! In the same study, those who read a negative-worded script saw a -4% change in their pain experience. To put in [...]
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90% of patients with degenerative meniscus tear benefit from exercise

If you had 90% chance of winning the lottery, would you go for it? I am guessing you would. What if you had 90% chance of getting better with exercise, would you give it a shot? Exercise is not bad for you. Supervised exercise can help you with your knee pain! In fact, exercise is [...]
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Don’t aim for less pain! Instead, aim for more function.

When it comes to chiropractic treatments, most people want instant relief. I get it. After all, living with lower back pain or neck pain is awful. All you want is for it to go away. The problem with instant relief is that they don't tend to last very long. Like pain killers, chiropractic adjustments make [...]
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How to optimise your training so it can fit into your time-tight schedule

A lot of what I do as a chiropractor is to encourage clients to meet WHO physical activity guidelines. This means engaging in strengthening exercises for at least twice a week! If you are finding it hard to carve out time for weight training, the following strategies may help you optimise your training so you [...]
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Can powerlifting be your arthritic knee pain solution?

As a chiropractor, I've seen the limitations of chiropractic adjustments firsthand. While spinal manipulation can often provide pain relief, the results don't last. This is why I started offering exercise to help my clients find true freedom from pain. Can I exercise with knee pain? As a pain sufferer, you worry that exercise will make [...]
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Why you should care more about your chronic pain and take action now

Everybody agrees that living with pain is terrible. However, despite its awfulness, we seem to also think it's okay to live in pain. We trivialise pain as something that has no real consequences. You may even go as far as to think it's a sign of weakness. Chronic pain has real consequences. What pain feels [...]
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Six exercises for neck pain and back pain — does it work?

Someone reached out today to ask if the exercises we prescribed as a chiropractor are the same as what is used in physiotherapy. In my opinion, that is not a very meaningful question because it's akin to asking if cai png and nasi padang are the same. There is no perfect answer to that! However, [...]