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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ActiveSG gym is still open, social distancing applies

With gyms such as Fitness First and Virgin Active are closing for the coming month due to the COVID-19 situation, you may be wondering what are the current guideline recommendations and which gyms are still open business. Here is the good news: you can still train at ActiveSG gyms for as little as $2.50 for [...]
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Online Chiropractor? Digital Video Consultation As You Work From Home

Just because you are working from home (WFH) or practising social distancing doesn’t mean you have to stop your recovery journey! At Square One Active Recovery, we have decided to move our consultations + exercise programing + coaching online so we can better serve the needs of all of us in Singapore. The Ultimate Guide [...]
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TCM acupuncture: How does it work?

Acupuncture is huge in Singapore. TCM doctors use it to regulate the flow of energy (Qi) by unblocking median points. Singapore General Hospital offers the traditional needling therapy as a pain management option. Even medical doctors and dentists can undergo additional training to offer it in their practices! In the latest Lancet Low Back Pain [...]
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Self-improvement tips: How can I recover from chronic back pain?

If you are suffering from back pain, you are probably thinking there's a problem to fix: Do I have a herniated disc (or slipped disc)? Is my pain due to "wear and tear" in the lumbar spine? Perhaps one of my spinal nerves pr spinal cord  is compressed? Let's take a step away from that. [...]
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Public Service Announcement: Chiropractic adjustments DO NOT reduce your COVID-19 risk

Let’s just be absolutely clear here: chiropractic adjustments DO NOT help with your risk of getting COVID-19. There’s NO reasonable research to support that chiropractic adjustments boost your immunity. Okay? There are chiropractors making claims on social media that adjustments can help boost your immunity. Here is what the the latest research says: “Although it […]

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Work From Home: COVID-19 vs. chronic back pain and neck pain

Most of you would be familiar with working remotely or at least know some one who has. Since the start of the COVID-19, companies have been working on their business continuity planning. This typically includes having half of the employees coming into work while the other half would work from home. EY Australia has gone [...]
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Is your shoulder pain coming from your rotator cuff muscles?

Shoulder pain is big in Singapore. This should come as no surprise - the 2017 GSK Global Pain Index published that over 85% of Singaporeans have suffered from head and body pain. Almost have of Singaporeans live with pain on a weekly basis. Some of you would suffer from shoulder pain that is coming from [...]
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I am your health coach / chiropractor in Singapore

For most parts, I’ve dropped the “dr” courtesy title to avoid being mistaken as a medical doctor. Furthermore, I never wanted to work with people on a chiropractor-patient capacity because of the distance that creates. I mean, white coat syndrome has been well documented for years now. We can 100% do more to help reduce [...]
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ActiveSG: How I Am Getting My Parents To Exercise

I know of ActiveSG. They are in the gyms that are found all over Singapore. What I don't know is that they are more than just public gyms. Over the weekend, my mother complained of back pain and I made a passing comment that she doesn't exercise enough. She probably thinks she does but our [...]
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Tennis Elbow: Does Platelet-Rich Plasma Work For Elbow Pain?

Tennis elbow is a frustrating condition to live with. You may experience a mild elbow ache or even excruciating elbow pain with shaking hands or lifting your morning coffee mug. You have been advised to consider platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injection. But does it work? What is tennis elbow (or lateral epicondylitis)? Lateral epicondylitis affects up [...]
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Latest News: Seniors in Singapore Can Swim and Gym For Free!

Singaporean seniors will get free entry to all ActiveSG gyms and swimming pool from next month onwards. How good is that? This was announced just this morning by Grace Fu, Minister for Culture, Community, and Youth, during this morning's parliamentary session Under the $1.5 billion Sports Facilities Master Plan to improve the Singapore sporting landscape, [...]
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Pain-free living: Lessons from the coronavirus – broken bones to a multi-trillion wipeout

Pain treatments today are usually focused on trying to "fixed" you. Chiropractors try to correct the “misalignment” in your spine with adjustments. Physiotherapists try to correct your “tight muscles” with stretching. Here's the thing: Research tells us chiropractic adjustments don’t give pain relief the way stretching doesn’t lengthen a tight muscle! This is what Dr [...]