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Best insurance for chiropractic cover in Singapore

Many Singaporeans are starting to see the value of chiropractic treatment for their aches and pain. At Square One Active Recovery, we work with clients with conditions such as back pain, neck pain, and even knee pain. Today, we will discuss what are the insurance plans you can consider specifically for their chiropractic cover for [...]
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How many sessions should I have with a chiropractor

Chronic pain is notoriously difficult to treat. When treatments start to fail, a lot of people with chronic pain in Singapore turn to chiropractic in hopes that it could do better. Today, we will discuss the research behind chiropractic adjustments as a potential solution for your own pain, as well as the number of sessions you [...]
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Singapore Symphony Orchestra free lunchtime concert

Having one of the best orchestras in the world play for us, for free, is truly one of the blessings living in Singapore. Singapore Symphony Orchestra plays free performances as part of their community outreach programmes. They are planning again this Saturday at Gardens by the Bay. The other scheduled free performances are in April [...]
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Lady Gaga who suffered from fibromyalgia is coming to Singapore

Lady Gaga is making headlines in Singapore cos of her upcoming concert. She will be performing at the Singapore National Stadium, her only Asia stop, in May. Lady Gaga's concert presale starts on 18 March while general sales will start on 21 March. While that is all fun and exciting, what I want to talk [...]
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World Obesity Day 2025: People’s Park Food Centre Cheat Meal

Sometimes we have the best of intentions but fail to see it through. I believe the appropriate Chinese phase is 心有餘而力不足 (i.e., heart is willing but no resources to do it). The plan for today was to have a healthy lunch at Sousfully (Upper Cross Street, Hong Lim Complex). But when we arrived, they ran [...]
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What non-physical activities are good for chronic pain?

One of the struggles of having physical chronic pain is that we assume our pain is physical. As such, we tend to veer towards physical activity to aid our recovery. However, chronic pain is usually multifaceted in nature and, although exercise is first-line treatment, it is sometimes not enough. As a chiropractor, I do subscribe [...]
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Rich or poor, we all have the same physical body

Billionaire Kwek Leng Beng is on the news for trying to get his son Sherman Kwek fired from City Developments Limited (CDL). It does sound pretty exciting cos Kwek Leng Beng is accusing his son of staging a boardroom 'coup', which BBC has referred to as Succession-like feud. The post today, however, will not be [...]
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The truth behind a chiropractic adjustment (2025 edition)

Chiropractic is getting popular in Singapore. There are chiropractic clinics is pretty much every neighbourhood. Before you start spending thousands of dollars on chiropractic adjustments, you would want to know the science behind it, if it's a quack treatment, and what can spinal manipulation do for your recovery. What is a chiropractic adjustment? You'd probably [...]
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Indian lady died after barbell crushed her neck

Over the weekend, a client shared with me that a 17-year old Indian powerlifter had died after a barbell crushed her neck. The accident happened when the lady was squatting 270kg and slipped on a mat. I do genuinely feel that the incident is very unfortunately and should not have happened. Just two years ago, [...]
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SG60 Budget for better health and well-being

As a chiropractor, the SG60 Budget excites me. Of course I am looking forward to the $600 SG vouchers. But what I want focus on today is the $100 ActiveSG credit top-up as well as the SG Culture Pass (also $100 of credits). I am discussing ahead cos I really want y'all to make full [...]
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Three things to consider before making a booking with Square One Active Recovery

I first wrote this seven years ago when I first started Square One Active Recovery in 2018. Back then, chiropractors offering exercise therapy as the predominant modality was unheard of in Singapore. Resistance towards exercise as a chronic pain treatment was also much higher. Attitudes towards exercise have changed dramatically. And people in Singapore are [...]
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Pinched nerve treatment in Singapore

If someone mentions that you have a pinched nerve, they are likely talking about a radiculopathy. Radiculopathy can be caused by conditions such as disc herniations and can lead to sciatica pain. Why is it called a pinched nerve? Pinched nerve suggests that something is actively squeezing hard on your nerve, but that is not [...]