What is Sarcopenia? Progression loss of body muscle mass in the context of aging which in Greek the term “Sarx” means flesh and “Penia” loss. Generally over the course of a human life time, most of us will lose from 30% of our body muscle mass as we age, and more than 50% at older […]
It all started with slipped disc… What is a Slipped Disc? A slipped disc can be coined by many names. It can be termed “herniated,” “ruptured,” or “prolapsed”. This condition refers to the pushing out of soft cushion tissues between the bones in your spine. It feels extremely painful when it presses on one’s nerves. […]
What is Scoliosis? Scoliosis is a medical condition where an individual’s spine has a curvature rather than a straight line. This curvature can be presented as a “C” shape (Levoscoliosis), backward “C” shape (Dextroscoliosis), or an “S” shape indicating two curves in the spine. The convex part of the spine is the left side and […]
Hypertension is defined as the condition where the amount of blood pumping to and from the heart to our body at abnormal pressure, i.e. the heart pumps harder than normal consistently. This is also otherwise known as High Blood Pressure (HBP). This condition of Hypertension/HBP can be risky in managing one’s health from the physical […]
WHAT IS ULTRASOUND THERAPY ALL ABOUT? Ultrasound therapy is used for physical strains, muscle knots or pain as a passive modality – helping to relax and heal muscle fibers, increase blood flow and soft tissues enabling relief from pain. Though typically recognised from OBGYNS, the practice of using ultrasound is also found in pain management […]
Ankle pain is a relatively common condition for us – that experience of twisting your ankle upon meeting a dip in your walking path or while doing sports is not anything unusual. The pain condition involves the ligaments (tissues connecting bones to other bones) surrounding the ankles to accidentally twist or turn. This experience is […]
Here with Pain Clinic – Wellness Philosophy, we offer a healthy regiment of weight loss program. Whatever best reason to shed off the extra be it that you are experiencing pain from your lower back weight bearing or health adversity of disease like hypertension, diabetes II or cholesterol. Read on below about our ALTERG […]
Plantar Fasciitis aka Heel Pain If you are experiencing pain in your first steps in the morning, you are likely experiencing Plantar Fasciitis(PF). Common Causes of Plantar Fasciitis: Poor arch support or high heel shoe are likely to experience PF Body weight bearing or obese are very common causes High Arch or flat foot has […]
Pathology of Pain Pain is an unpleasant and disruptive experience to the quality of life. The experience of pain occurs when there is stimuli in an area around the body communicating with our brain that we are hurt, experiencing a pain condition, tissue damages, fracture or tear. There are 2 classification of pain symptoms: Physiologically […]
Here in Singapore, there are still many of us working from home (WFH). The pandemic coronavirus has confined the majority of the world’s work force to be homebound, which has its pros and cons. Because of this, it has brought a whole new dimension of environmental conditions that can develop musculoskeletal pain issues for […]