Tag Archives: Physiotherapy

Yoga as a Supplement to Physiotherapy

What is Yoga? It is known as a Hindu spiritual and mental practice that includes breathing control, meditation, and the adoption of specific poses. While modern yoga focuses on physical poses and is sometimes thought of as a form of exercise. Yoga as a supplement to physiotherapy In fact, yoga complements physiotherapy because they share…

Knee Arthritis, Should I Stop Doing Exercise?

Why You Shouldn’t Stop Doing Exercise? Right exercises and appropriate volume of it would help with your knee arthritis. Let’s see how it works, It Helps Easing Arthritis Pain Exercise can keep your joint nourished and through exercises, our body will release some chemicals called endorphins, which help you to relieve stress, improve mood, reduce…

The Importance of Exercise in Physiotherapy

The Reasons Why Your Physiotherapy Exercises So Important 1. It affects your recovery Most of the time, your physiotherapy session will end by doing exercises and some home exercise tips are given to strengthen your weak muscles and speed up your recovery. If you aren’t doing the exercises prescribed, it can make the treatment last…

Headaches and How to Manage Them

There are many types of headaches. It is important for you to know what kind of headache you are having and how to treat it . This is because different types of headaches requires different treatment. Some requires intervention from doctors and others require you to see a physiotherapist or make lifestyle changes. Below are…

Wry Neck

Have you ever woken up with a sudden severe neck pain? For the next few days, you then walk around with your neck slightly tilted and an inability to turn your head to one side due to the pain. This is usually known as torticollis (wry neck). This is a very common condition which can…

Shoulder Impingement

You may notice pain in the shoulders when doing overhead activities such as cleaning, swimming, painting, or other overhead sports. Chances are, you have what is called shoulder impingement. This is one of the most common shoulder conditions. Shoulder impingement, like the name suggests, results from compression of the shoulder tendon or bursa by the bones…

Shoulder Instability

If you have dislocated your shoulder before, you are more likely to do it again. If it happens repeatedly over time, we call this chronic shoulder instability. It happens when the shoulder structures (ligaments, tendons, and muscles) become torn. Essentially, chronic shoulder instability is the inability of these tissues to keep the arm centered in…

Hunchback – Causes and Treatments

It is known by many as hunchback, roundback, humpback, or dowager’s hump. They are all essentially the same condition. It is a condition where there is excessive curvature int he upper back. In medical terms, this is called thoracic hyperkyphosis or kyphosis. Though hunchback is quite often postural in origin, it can also be caused…

What is Rehab Clinical Pilates?

If you are unsure of what kind of exercise you should do because of your injuries and pain, rehab clinical pilates might be for you. This is a slightly different form of pilates. Unlike general pilates, clinical pilates in Singapore combines the original principles of pilates with an emphasis on movement patterns that promote strength…

Office Syndrome

Office Syndrome is not an actual disease or condition. It is a collection of conditions that one might suffer due to sitting in front of the computer for prolonged period of time. Office syndrome occurs because we do not practice proper posture when sitting. When we sit over a long period of time, we tend…