Starting Off The New Year With A Straighter Spine

Posted on by Ashley Liew
The Lunar New Year is around the corner. While we may have been busy buying new clothes, spring cleaning, and preparing for reunion meals, have we thought about how straight our neck will be? As a Doctor of Chiropractic, I am actively assessing the postures of everyone around. Every time I take the train, I cannot help but observe the masses of people with their heads bent downward towards their ...
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There Is No Process That Does Not Require Time

Posted on by Ashley Liew
Yes, both photographs reveal the same person, transformed gradually from 2006 to 2011. A 24kg weight loss from overweight recreational athlete to national marathoner did not happen overnight but over 4 years. Subsequently, I went on to stay free of training injuries from 2010 until today, involving a process of consistent and regular chiropractic care. There are no “quick fixes”. Chirop...
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Chiropractic as part of post-marathon recovery

Posted on by Ashley Liew
At this point, you may have completed your last target for the year like the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon. Then you ask, “What’s next?” Recovery should be the first answer that comes to mind. Besides resting and refueling, what other holistic approaches should be incorporated into your recovery routine? This blogpost will highlight the importance of the post-race chiropractic check and ad...
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Chronic Stress – The “Fight-or-flight” Response

Posted on by Ashley Liew
We live increasingly fast paced lifestyles thanks to seemingly unending workloads, studying pressures, multiple commitments, and technology dependency. What implications does this have for the individual? As a Doctor of Chiropractic taking care of patients of all ages and walks of life, I am seeing many of them present with overstimulated nervous systems. In other words, they walk in with “stress”...
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Podium finish at the 2016 Singapore Marathon

Posted on by Ashley Liew
The last pair of hands on me before a race is that of a Doctor of Chiropractic. It was no different leading up to last weekend’s Standard Chartered Marathon Singapore. The result? A well fought race with the body functioning at maximum potential; emerging runner-up Singaporean was just a huge bonus. As a national athlete also juggling a full-time job (only until recently full-time gradu...
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New Chiropractor on board

Posted on by Kelvin Ng
4 years ago, one of our patients told us that he was keen in a career in chiropractic. Then off he went to Sherman College of Chiropractic (USA) (Dr Kelvin’s alma mater). Fast forward 4 years, he is now a qualified Doctor of Chiropractic in Singapore. Some may know him as the young man in the sports attire who ran back and forth our office when we were at Park Mall, or the national marathoner w...
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Why does my child need Chiropractic Care?

Posted on by Kelvin Ng
You’ll probably never see your five or six-year-old bend over to pick up a toy and freeze in pain saying, “Oh, my back went out again.” Spinal degenerations and vertebral subluxations that cause that kind of pain will generally not appear in children – but it started there. Birth Trauma Natural childbirth has come to mean many different things, but for the purpose of this article let’s keep ...
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Less is good

Posted on by Kelvin Ng
It is not uncommon for some patients to ask, “ That’s it?” after receiving at their chiropractic adjustments. Some perceive their sessions to be similar to massage or physiotherapy and expect them to be as long. Chiropractic is different from other therapies in many ways. Unlike massage and physiotherapy, which target muscle groups, chiropractic works on the spine and nervous system. As such, t...
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Knowing when to calibrate, stop and rest?

Posted on by Kelvin Ng
As a chiropractor, I provide chiropractic care to sportsmen ranging from amateurs to professionals. Most of them come in with some form of injuries that produced discomforts. One challenge I face is having the individual to stop temporarily while receiving treatment and allow the body to heal. While it is important to have structured training and guidance, it is paramount to listen to the body....
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Why “Family”?

Posted on by Kelvin Ng
A patient asked me yesterday why my clinic is called Family Health Chiropractic Clinic. I thought this is an excellent chance for me to explain to anyone who cares to know. I personally believe that chiropractic is not just for someone with aches and pains. Chiropractic should be for the family. Chiropractic care should start from the time a person is conceived, i.e. while the mummy is pregnant...
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