As we age, our bodies undergo a wide range of changes that can impact our physical and mental health. And while we cannot stop the normal degeneration that happens as we age, we can have some control over how well we actually do age! Studies have shown that regular exercise can actually help to slow... Read more »
STRESS, we have all heard of it, and most of us have even experienced it at some point in our lives. Some of us may even be constantly surrounded by stressful situations every day. The question is, how can we recognize that we are stressed and what are the effects of stress on our bodies?... Read more »
As explained in our previous post, there can be several reasons for knee pain leading to some very common conditions such as osteoarthritis, patella tendinopathy, and patellofemoral pain syndrome. Some of the most common factors leading to knee pain can include muscle tightness around the knee joint, reduced mobility of the joints above and below... Read more »
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 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, and... 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 »