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What is the Relationship between Core Strength and Back Pain?

What are the Core Muscles? Rectus abdominis: Front abdominal muscles. Internal & external obliques: Side of your trunk muscles Erector spinae, multifidus and Quadratus Lumborum: Muscle located between your spine bone and run along your spine & 5. Gluteus muscle: Buttock muscle Your core also includes transverse abdominis, hip muscle, diaphragm, and pelvic floor muscles….

Are You Pregnant and Afraid to Exercise?

Besides, there’re a lot of research have been done on rats and mice, but the results are promising for humans, too. Potential benefits included lower BMI, reduced odds of diabetes and boost to brain health. Exercise that Can Do during Pregnancy Low impact aerobics Kegel exercise (Pelvic floor muscle exercise) Swimming Brisk walking Indoor stationary…

Your Bra Might Be Causing Pain

Does your Bra Fit Correctly? Here are few pointers that you can check at home: The under band should fit your ribcage firmly and shouldn’t be sliding or moving with activity. 80% of the support should come from the under band and 20% should come from the shoulder straps. The shoulder straps shouldn’t be so…

3 Signs of Hip Impingement

What is Hip Impingement? Hip impingement, also known as Femoroacetabular Impingement (FAI) Syndrome. 2 morphologies of FAI have been described. Cam-type impingement and Pincher-type impingement. Cam-type impingement: Abnormally bony growth at the head of the femur, and cause cartilage damage at anterosuperior acetabular rim. Pincer-type impingement: “Over coverage” of the femoral head by the acetabulum…

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Shi Qi Yap

Principal Physiotherapist

Winsen is the Principal Physiotherapist at Elevate Physiotherapy, Singapore. A University of Melbourne physiotherapy graduate and former Singapore General Hospital physiotherapist, he specialises in sports and musculoskeletal rehabilitation and works with athletes and active individuals to recover from injury and return to full performance.