Osteoarthritis (Degenerative Joint Disease) Osteoarthritis is also known as degenerative joint disease (DJD) and is what happens when the cartilage inside our knee joint begins to wear away, what is often known as ‘wear and tear’ of the joints. While degeneration is a normal part of aging, it can also eventually lead to knee... Read more »
In the month of October till November 2022, our mental health neighbours in Publika, Mont Kiara (where we’re located!) had a Virtual Walk & Run event to celebrate World Mental Health Day in 2022. The World Mental Health Day was officially on the 10th October 2022 with the theme of ‘Make mental health and wellbeing... Read more »
In Summary the TL;DR: BIXEPS therapy is a fitness and wellness device that uses the principle of pulsed electromagnetic fields to create magnetic mitohormesis – ‘healthy stress’ on our mitochondria to improve their function in our body. This is important because all cells need mitochondria to generate energy, move, grow,... Read more »
We’ve all heard the phrase ‘movement is medicine’. But we tend to forget that ‘the dose makes the poison’! Too much of one medicine can kill a person, just as too little won’t have any impact on an illness or disease. Balance is key but when it comes to our health, it matters a whole... Read more »
Mr. S, a 67 year old man, came in last year complaining of left shoulder pain that was causing him to have difficulty turning his neck, as well as lifting up his shoulder to do his daily activities. The main difficulty that he was having was actually putting his arm through his shirt sleeve as... Read more »
Frozen shoulder is a condition that unfortunately affects females more than males, usually appearing in the 40s to 50s age range, and can happen insidiously (suddenly without any reason) or after a trauma to the shoulder, like a fall. If you find that your shoulder has had a period of pain with increasing stiffness to... Read more »
In the past month, we’ve talked quite a bit about vertigo, how vestibular therapy can help with vertigo, migraines, or dizziness, and also about how chiropractic care can help with recovery in such vertigo cases. Today, we’ll go through a real life case study of the ups & downs that can happen with someone suffering... Read more »
When someone hits their head, we often hear the word ‘concussion’ thrown around. People will often advise us to check with a doctor to see if we are suffering from a concussion, but how exactly is a concussion diagnosed and how do we know if we have it? An even more urgent question is, what... Read more »
What Are Some of the Causes of Vertigo? Have you ever felt your head or everything else around you is spinning? It is likely that you are experiencing a symptom called vertigo. Vertigo is commonly caused by problem of balance from the inner ear called vestibular system. The causes of vertigo may include benign paroxysmal... Read more »
A*, a 27 year old male, walked in the clinic and immediately said he has a shoulder separation. “Not a shoulder dislocation, because shoulder dislocation pops out of the socket and drops downwards, but the opposite of it. Mine pops up and there’s a bump on my shoulder. I googled; I have a shoulder separation.”... Read more »