Category: Resources

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

I guess it's the start of the school season so there are more young tutors on TikTok promoting their services. Before I go on, I must acknowledge their entrepreneurial spirit and tenacity to start their own business at a young age. It is 100% commendable. But this post will not be about that. The common [...]

Statistically speaking, your low back pain is probably nothing. According to World Health Organisation, about 90% of low back pain is non-specific in nature. In other words, they don't have a clear cause and is not link to anything, including cancer. I just read about Jo Bromilow in the news today. She is a lady [...]

If you are on social media, you must have heard of the Blake Lively-Justin Baldoni lawsuit. As a chiropractor, the part that caught my attention was the fat shaming claims. Because, it sounds lowkey applicable to me. Background of the legal dispute between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni I don't really follow pop culture. And [...]

So I was browsing the internet as usual and I came across this physiotherapy telegram bot called ... PhysioBot. It is created (I think) by a Singaporean physiotherapist Edmond Yeo. What is PhysioBot? I am not sure what is the purpose of PhysioBot. Like, is it supposed to help patients clinically with their treatment or [...]

I was reading the news about a new drug that came on the market. It is called suzetrigine, which apparently is the first drug FDA has approved in 25 years. What caught my attention was not the drug. Because it probably will take a long while before we start seeing it in Singapore. I also [...]