Category: Resources

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 [...]

Post author By Jesse Cai
Post date March 3, 2020

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How much exercise do you need?

Sometimes, as a chiropractor, I forget that what is "common sense" may not be obvious to everyone. For example, how much should you exercise may be a poorly understood question. A physiotherapist highlighted on twitter that only a third of physiotherapists in UK are familiar with current recommendations for physical activity. This might be a [...]

Post author By Jesse Cai
Post date February 24, 2020

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How do I get back into running after an injury?

Running is a big sport in Singapore. Over 50,000 runners competed in the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon just two months ago. With 41 more running events this year alone, and Singapore aiming for a spot in the Abbott World Marathon Majors, it is very clear that Singaporeans do love our running. Running is easy right? [...]

Post author By Jesse Cai
Post date February 11, 2020

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Research says feeling better in the short-term does not indicate better recovery

In Singapore, we tend to chase 'results' or 'outcomes'. Sometimes, perhaps a little too much. When it comes to your physical health though, research says it's better to focus on the process. A paper published in December 2019 found: Changes in pain location is NOT linked to better recovery outcomes Feeling better (i.e. less pain) [...]

Post author By Jesse Cai
Post date February 3, 2020

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The Smart Local Chiropractic Feature + Why You Should Pay Attention To Us

'One of these is the *worst* chiropractor you could possibly imagine. I am a professional so I won't name any names. Let's just say he spends a lot of on his site and blog bashing everyone else. This list isn't worth your time ;)' Just earlier today, The Smart Local added Square One Active Recovery [...]

Post author By Jesse Cai
Post date January 15, 2020

Understanding Value: How to Choose a Chiropractor or Physiotherapist

I recently published two blog posts: one to help you 'zhng' up your new year recovery and another to help you determine if you are ready to start living pain-free. That may not be enough help for some of you. You may be looking for professional physiotherapy or chiropractic to guide you through recovery. This [...]

Post author By Jesse Cai
Post date January 8, 2020

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Are you ready to live pain-free? | Seven pain-changing questions to ask yourself today

It's one week into the spanking new decade. I hope your new year resolutions are going splendidly well. With Sarah Pang (Singapore tennis player) and Ryan Lochte (US swimming Olympian) in the news recently - for polarisingly different reasons - I want to discuss what you can learn from them, and how you can tap [...]

Post author By Jesse Cai
Post date January 7, 2020

Understanding Recovery: How to “Zhng” Your Life

With the new DECADE only hours away, everyone is scrambling to write new year resolutions to kick off with the right foot. Today, we share with you seven must-learn lessons to help 'zhng' the new decade for a more holistic, less-painful life. *Zhng: Singlish, Hokkien to mean modify or upgrade #1 The power of now, [...]

Post author By Jesse Cai
Post date December 31, 2019

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Recovery From Neck Pain: Words From A 32 Years Old Client

This is my journey of recovering from neck pain at Square One Active Recovery under the care of chiropractor, Jesse Cai. A truly rewarding journey that I would like to share with anyone suffering from chronic pain. A 32 years old in the body of an 70 years old When I was young, I would […]

Post author By Jesse Cai
Post date December 26, 2019

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Better Ask Jesse: Everything You Want To Know About Pain & Injury

If you are here reading through my blog, you are: A competitor chiropractor (or physiotherapist?) sussing out what I am doing, or A pain patient who's looking for more information about Square One's treatments or recovery approach. Regardless, here is the good news: I am starting a coffee meetup so that you can have all [...]

Post author By Jesse Cai
Post date December 23, 2019

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Understanding Knee Damage: Exercise vs Rest

This year is great because we are starting to see lots of lovely research being published on knee pain. These papers cut-through all the broscience. It is NOT true that running "wears" your knees out. It's definitely bad advice if you have been told to stop lifting weights because you have knee degeneration or knee [...]

Post author By Jesse Cai
Post date December 21, 2019

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The Secrets Of A Successful Treatment: Recovery Is Not Just About Being Pain-Free

One of the clients today mentioned that she feels the same now compared to before she started seeing us. Her colleagues asked why she is she coming back then? (It was her third session.) She replied, "because I can do more than before." It doesn't seem like much but this client would have lived with [...]

Post author By Jesse Cai
Post date December 20, 2019