The International Olympic Committee released a statement on their stand on pain management for elite athletes two years ago. Today, we are going to share what you as an athlete should know about pain and injuries.
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.
Breaking News: IASTM Does Not Work :( Examining Evidence with a A/B Testing Approach
We are one of the first Smart Tools-certified chiropractor in Singapore and Australia. Two months ago Nazari et al. published in Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation that IASTM does not improve pain, function, or range of motion! What happens now?
To My Future Client: A Letter from a Singapore Chiropractor
I wrote this piece on the night of 10 April 2019 after a client told me she wouldn’t be coming anymore. I didn’t expect that.
How To Prevent Running Injuries from a Singapore Sports Chiropractor Perspective
If you are active on Instagram and Facebook, there are lots of “wellness” or “holistic lifestyle” programs going around in Singapore. Do they work? Would correcting the “issues” you currently have reduce your risk of injury? Find out what an evidence-based sports chiropractor has to say.
Finding a Good Chiropractor in Singapore: Is Your Chiropractor an Operator or Interactor?
When I was looking for a job as a chiropractor in Singapore, I realised that almost every chiropractic clinic here has a prescribed protocol. This means all chiropractors in the same practice are expected to do the same thing to everyone with the same complaint without any consideration for who they are as a person. We hated it.
Prestigious Medical Journal Endorses Chiropractic Care? | Chiropractor Recommendations
Just last week, the BMJ – one of the world’s most prestigious medical journals – published that spinal manipulation (synonymous with chiropractic adjustments) works as good as other recommended therapies for low back pain. What does this mean for you as a pain sufferer?
Sport Injuries: Nine Truths You Should Know About Your Running Health
Running is a big sport in Singapore with 34 races already scheduled for 2019. A study last year from American Journal of Sports Medicine followed 300 runners for two years and these are what they found.
Knee Pain: Making Sense of Your Degenerative Knee MRI
You’ve had your MRI scan, your specialist probably suggested surgery. (If not, you wouldn’t reading this – we don’t think.) You are worried and you want to know more. Today we share with you three things in your MRI that does not matter.
Is Dragon Boat Good For Your Back?
Dragon boating is a big sport in Singapore. There are races all year round from the international DBS Marina Regatta in May/June to a 10km race in September. Is dragon boating bad for my back? It is true that lower back injuries, together with shoulder injuries, is the most common injured site associated with dragon […]
Ketogenic Diet: To Keto or Not To Keto
So the year is starting and most of us would have set new year resolutions. For a few number of us, this will include weight loss or muscle gain. The question we get asked a lot is if ketogenic diets work for long-term weight (or fat) loss. We came across some very good research and we are sharing them with you!
Shoulder Pain: Five Reasons Why Your Shoulders Might Be Hurting
You have probably experienced shoulder pain at some point in your life. For most of us, the pain was short-lived and resolved by itself without complications. Not all of us are this lucky though. You might be living with chronic shoulder pain for a while now. Today, we give you five reasons why your shoulder hurts (based on the latest research as we know it).
Knee Pain: Is ACL Injury All In the Knees?
When we think of anterior cruciate ligament injuries we think of contact sports right? We imagine some one playing netball or rugby running into each other and *bam* this person has now torn their ACL. Is this really the case though?