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Stop obsessing about your posture and thinking effective pain solutions

As chiropractors, we often get queries about people wanting to fix their posture. In doing so, they hope to resolve their pain. However, there's little to no evidence that suggest that posture improvement can be a pain solution. Here are ... reasons why. You don't need good posture to have no pain We will start [...]
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Seven reasons your back pain is not getting better

Almost all of us would have back pain at some point in our lives. For your case, the back pain may be lasting a little longer than you'd like. It's not bad enough for you to call emergency services, but frustrating enough for you to need help. Before investing the dollar into professional treatment, you [...]
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Four movement drills to help you perfect your hip hinge

We hinge all the time. From picking something up off the floor to sitting into a chair. We do it so often that sometimes we take this movement for granted. The hip hinge is designed to work your posterior chain, which includes the glutes, hamstrings, and low back muscles. The movement of the hip hinge [...]
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Old is not always better: Why chiropractic is changing

As an evidence-based chiropractor in Singapore, we use the latest research data and clinical guidelines to guide our treatment methods. Virtually all research point to that exercise, education, and advice to remain active as the best treatment for all musculoskeletal conditions. Despite the robustness of evidence reporting that exercise is superior to all treatment modalities, [...]
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Back pain? Six things to consider before seeking professional help

Over 90% of us will get back pain at some point in our lives. To a large extent, there is nothing to be feared when it comes it. However, sometimes our back pain can get intense. Your pain may be severe. You may struggle to get out of bed or even move. This article shares [...]
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Seven things you can switch up in your exercise programme when injured

With sports injuries on the rise over the COVID pandemic, some of may be looking to switch up your training programme. All of us know is important to take our training down a notched when injured. However, what exactly can you actually change? This article will go through seven things that you can modify to [...]
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Seven ways to take your recovery up a notch this year

Recovery is a challenging journey for everyone. It's full of frustration, and quite often it does seem like nothing works. Today, we'll share seven tips to help you zhng up your recovery this year! Stop following old wives' tales A lot of people have strong opinions on what works for them. Most of these are [...]
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Six things we bought at Decathlon to kickstart our 2022

We didn't really think much of Decathlon as a go-to place for sports equipment because I guess we were comfortable with what we have. We wanted to do 2022 differently by exploring sports that we wouldn't usually do. With that in view, Decathlon became our top choice store for the best value sports equipment for [...]
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The Stages of Recovery from a Chiropractor’s Perspective

For this specific post, we are moving away from our usual evidence-based content. What I'd like to do is to share some experiences I observed as a chiropractor, and with that give you some idea of what to expect in the coming months. Kübler-Ross's five stages of grief Most of us would have come across [...]
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The One Question You Should Not Be Asking For Best Recovery Outcomes

We always encourage prospective clients to do their research before committing to a recovery option. This is in-part why we choose to post so much content on our website. Despite our emphasis on education, not everything is relevant and meaningful to your recovery. As a chiropractor, I do often see individuals accumulating head knowledge without [...]
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Best Clinical Practice: What exactly does a chiropractor do in Singapore?

There's a lot of misconception about what a chiropractor does in Singapore. This is largely because of the extreme opinions that are floated by various publications and organisations. Today, we will try to provide some unpopular perspective on the matter. The history of chiropractic A lot of people think exercise is not part of chiropractic [...]
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What you should know about back pain and Omicron

The Ministry of Health (Singapore) just announced that sales of tickets for vaccinated travel lane (VTL) flights and buses will stop from 23 Dec to 20 Jan. This is an attempt to control the number of imported Omicron COVID-19 cases in Singapore. What is Omicron? Omicron is a variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes [...]