Tag: Exercises

💡 At a Glance: Deadlifting for Back Pain The Myth: For decades, we were told to "rest and avoid heavy lifting" to protect our backs. The Reality: Avoidance leads to atrophy. In 2026, clinical evidence shows that controlled loading is the fastest path to rebuilding a resilient spine. The Mechanism: Through mechanotransduction, deadlifting signals your [...]

Are you aware of the impact that sarcopenia can have on your health as you age? As we grow older, it's common for muscle mass and strength to gradually decline, leading to a condition called sarcopenia. Sarcopenia affects up to 44% of Singaporeans. It was estimated that between 14% to 25% of seemingly healthy older [...]

As a chiropractor, I get a lot of questions about stretching. How often should I stretch? How much should I stretch? What stretches are good for back pain, neck aches and soreness, etc? My take on stretching? Don't do it. No, it is not the stretching is harmful for you per se. For most parts, [...]

If you Google "muscle relaxant", one of the articles that pop up is about lower back pain treatment. According National Heart Centre, muscle relaxants can help with reducing muscle spasm and stiffness. Do they help though? Do muscle relaxers help back pain? Muscle relaxants were identified as an emerging trend and forecasted to be a [...]

Living with chronic pain can be challenging, affecting various aspects of your life and overall well-being. However, taking a proactive approach to managing chronic pain through personalised training can be transformative. With the guidance and expertise of a certified personal trainer and chiropractor, you can embark on a journey towards pain-free living. Not only that, [...]

Most of the musculoskeletal (e.g., muscle and joint pain) issues I see as a chiropractor are addressable through exercise. For those who are sedentary, it comes as no surprise that you may have persistent pain. This is because without regular exercise our muscles and joints don't get the stimulation it needs to remain healthy. For [...]

Exercise and chiropractic adjustments are thought to be essential components of a healthy lifestyle. Both have been reported to provide a wide range of benefits for your physical and mental well-being, and when combined, it is assumed that they can have even greater benefits. In this blog post, we'll discuss the benefits of exercise and [...]

As a chiropractor, chronic pain sufferers expect me to adjust their spine. This is because many people assume seeing a chiropractor equals chiropractic adjustments. However, this is not true. Evidence-based chiropractors are trained in a variety of techniques including spinal manipulation, soft tissue therapy, ultrasound, dry needling, physical therapy, and of course rehabilitative exercises! What [...]

A couple of weeks ago, I asked ChatGPT to write an exercise programme for my client. I then compared it against what I have planned for the client for the session. As a chiropractor, I can say the result was actually not bad. Out of the five exercises I asked for, three were usable. However, [...]