Tag: Back Pain

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

It is unfortunate that chiropractic in Singapore has become synonymous with spinal manipulation. When most people think of seeing a chiropractor in Singapore, they think of getting cracked. However, this shouldn't be the case. Chiropractors are trained allied health providers, and should provide evidence-based care based on what actually works. If spinal adjustments work, then [...]

Just last week, the Ministry of Health published that Singapore's obesity rate is the highest since 2010! This is no good news. Obesity comes with a myriad of health risks such as lower life expectancy, cardiovascular issues like high blood pressure (hypertension), diabetes, mental illness like depression, and even low back pain! There are tons [...]

As a chiropractor, I don't understand why would academic journals publish articles about appropriate care for back pain only to put it behind a paywall. That doesn't help many people! This is why evidence-based practice, while obvious in its advantages, is poorly practised in real world clinical conditions. And you, as a pain sufferer, would [...]

Did anyone manage to get their hands on the Umbrage t-shirt that was on Lazada? Credit: Coconuts Singapore The umbrage incident happened almost two months ago now. While it may be considered old news, it's always a good time to discuss editorial integrity. And if media companies and/or content creators have an obligation to publish [...]

I like to follow the news to see what people are writing about pain. While peer reviewed papers is my preferred information source, reading mainstream articles keep me up-to-date with the fake news I have to fight. Your pain is not all in your head. Or is it? Guardian published a really good article today [...]

Unrelenting pain. The bane of every athlete. Especially one in a physically demanding sport. But there is always light at the end of every tunnel. Every pain can be cured. This is a recount of my recovery from lower back pain, and I hope it serves as a beacon of hope to others who are suffering [...]

When working with patients with back pain, they often want to know how they should do certain things or what they should pay attention to (during movements) to help themselves. One of the things that always surface is the core. Understanding how your brain and memory works. In order to adequately explore this topic, we [...]