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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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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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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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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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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