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The Truth About Knee Pain and Running: Common Knee Injuries

Recently, we’ve been seeing more patients with knee joint pain, and we thought we’d shed some new light on the myth that running is harmful to the knees, highlight a few overuse injuries of the knee, and provide knee pain treatment recommendations from HelloPhysio’s knee specialists in Singapore.

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Recover from Diastasis Recti with Postnatal Pilates

Pilates after child birth can be extremely beneficial for women. Pilates exercises if done incorrectly can cause diastasis recti abdominal separation and may damage your core. Most expectant mothers don’t realize their abdominals are separating until after they deliver. A woman’s body undergoes significant shifts throughout pregnancy, which continues postnatally.

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Top 5 Running Injuries: Get to the Marathon Starting Line Strong

With a wealth of experience training for ultramarathons, triathlons, and marathons, HelloPhysio’s clinical team — all athletes and trainers ourselves — thought it would be the perfect time to shine some insights into top 5 running injuries we’ve been treating at our sports physiotherapy clinic and our recommendations to our clients on how to run injury free to get to Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon finish line strong.

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Benefits of INDIBA Radiofrequency

The use of INDIBA’s cellular technology as part of a physiotherapy treatment plan helps break the pain cycle by reducing swelling and bruising typically within the first session. Watch the video to find out how radiofrequency is used in clinical practice to help patients back into mobility, faster.

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End Achilles Tendon Pain: Steps to a Pain-Free Stride

For many of our clients, Achilles tendon pain is no stranger, bringing along a level of discomfort that’s hard to ignore. What really causes this pain, especially when it seemingly appears for no reason?  The good news? With treatments like Shockwave Therapy and mobilization to radiofrequency, we can help you tackle the pain with conservative remedies without surgery.

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Seeking Relief to Ease Shoulder Pain From a Rotator Cuff Injury

Rotator cuff injuries are particularly common in people who participate in shoulder-intensive activities like swimming or playing tennis. These activities can gradually lead to small tears in the rotator cuff tendons, resulting in inflammation and the formation of calcium deposits that reduce your shoulder’s range of motion, or a complete tear. Rotator cuff injuries can also happen with overuse and repetitive strain as we age.

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Home Sports Rehab Equipment: HardwareZone’s Interview with Physio Jenny Huang

You’ve likely seen massage guns, roller balls and more advanced tech like the FlexBeam red light therapy while strolling through the malls or trawling online, but what do these sports rehab equipment actually do? Whether it’s to treat symptoms of pain, assist in the rehabilitation of niggling injuries, or improve recovery for sports performance, it’s essential to understand the effectiveness of home medical equipment.

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Musculoskeletal Dysfunctions

Discover the Meaning of Physiotherapy: A Catalyst of Healing and Wellness

To effectively address the changing nature of patient care, the meaning of physiotherapy continues to evolve. Physiotherapists in Singapore are adapting their practices to meet the evolving needs of the population. As qualified allied healthcare professionals, they play an integrative role in developing, maintaining, and restoring patients’ movement and functional abilities.

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How Do I Know I Need a Hip Replacement? Physiotherapy Tips

Hip osteoarthritis is one of the most common causes of reduced mobility in the general population. As physiotherapists, we see firsthand how it can dramatically reduce your quality of life and have knock-on consequences for the rest of your general health. But when is the right time to have a hip replacement?

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The Truth About Knee Pain and Running: Common Knee Injuries

Recently, we’ve been seeing more patients with knee joint pain, and we thought we’d shed some new light on the myth that running is harmful to the knees, highlight a few overuse injuries of the knee, and provide knee pain treatment recommendations from HelloPhysio’s knee specialists in Singapore.
plantar fasciitis physical therapy treatment

Plantar Fasciitis Treatment: Heel the Pain with Physiotherapy

Modern plantar fasciitis treatment combines traditional physiotherapy and adjunctive therapies such as Shockwave Therapy and INDIBA® Activ to relieve heel pain.
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Runner’s Guide to Safe Return to Sport after Injury

A runner’s recovery journey and return to sports after injury is a graded progression that often takes three to nine months, contingent on the specific nature and severity of the damage. At HelloPhysio, we redefine the speed of recovery by merging state-of-the-art healing modalities with clinical evidence to help runners make monumental comebacks
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Golfer’s Elbow: Physical Therapy Is An Effective Treatment for Pain Relief

HelloPhysio leads in golfer’s elbow physical therapy treatments to restore your golf swing and alleviate wrist pain. INDIBA, Shockwave Therapy, Sports Massage and Dry Needling are just a few of our leading therapies.
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How Physiotherapy Rehabilitation Changes Lives

At HelloPhysio, physiotherapy and rehabilitation are a catalyst of healing, bringing advanced therapies and evidence-based approaches to restore physical function. Whether it’s post-injury or post-operative, let physiotherapy and rehabilitation be your guide to accelerated recovery and enhanced well-being.
Achilles tendon pain

End Achilles Tendon Pain: Steps to a Pain-Free Stride

For many of our clients, Achilles tendon pain is no stranger, bringing along a level of discomfort that’s hard to ignore. What really causes this pain, especially when it seemingly appears for no reason?  The good news? With treatments like Shockwave Therapy and mobilization to radiofrequency, we can help you tackle the pain with conservative remedies without surgery.
rotator cuff tear treatment

Seeking Relief to Ease Shoulder Pain From a Rotator Cuff Injury

Rotator cuff injuries are particularly common in people who participate in shoulder-intensive activities like swimming or playing tennis. These activities can gradually lead to small tears in the rotator cuff tendons, resulting in inflammation and the formation of calcium deposits that reduce your shoulder’s range of motion, or a complete tear. Rotator cuff injuries can also happen with overuse and repetitive strain as we age.
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Non-Invasive Shockwave Therapy as Trigger Finger Treatment

Lately, we’ve been seeing many clients at the clinic who are suffering from a painful condition called ‘trigger finger’. This can happen suddenly and without warning – a finger or thumb suddenly bends into an unusual shape and gets stuck.
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Post-Op Physiotherapy: A Guide to Full Recovery

HelloPhysio provides advanced post-op physiotherapy, combining evidence-based adjunctive treatments and compassionate care to heal your condition rapidly and prevent future injuries.
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Get Back in the Game: How Physiotherapy Can Treat Basketball Injuries

Basketball players are known for their towering height and impressive physical strength; basketball injuries come with the territory. Their bones and muscles need lots of support to endure the physical demands that basketball players require of their bodies to maintain their performance.
lymphatic massage singapore

Lymphatic Drainage Massage: Health Benefits for Athletes

In recent years, the wellness industry has witnessed a surge in the popularity of practices that focus on promoting lymphatic health. With the lymph system responsible for processing excess fluids, toxins, and waste, its dysfunction can leave athletes feeling tired, compromise your immune system and create muscle soreness. When your system is out of whack, you won’t be able to compete at optimal levels, so we thought it would be a great time to discuss how lymphatic massage can benefit your training.
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Pelvic Health Physiotherapy for Pregnant Athletes

Prehabilitation and pelvic health physiotherapy can help strengthen and condition the body prior to pregnancy and childbirth, by improving the body’s ability to manage physical demands. For athletes, pelvic floor physiotherapy can help restore strength, flexibility, and muscle control, reduce the risk of injury, and improve the body’s overall function to promote a safe, efficient return to sports after the healthy birth of your child.
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Benefits of Post-Surgery Lymphatic Massage

Post-surgery lymphatic massage stimulates the natural movement of lymph to remove waste toxins from the body. Excessive edema and swelling after surgery are normal but can cause pain, swelling and scar tissue formation. By promoting the body’s natural healing process, it can reduce inflammation and discomfort after sports injuries, improve circulation, and alleviate lymphedema and swelling.
sports rehab equipment near me Singapore

Home Sports Rehab Equipment: HardwareZone’s Interview with Physio Jenny Huang

You’ve likely seen massage guns, roller balls and more advanced tech like the FlexBeam red light therapy while strolling through the malls or trawling online, but what do these sports rehab equipment actually do? Whether it’s to treat symptoms of pain, assist in the rehabilitation of niggling injuries, or improve recovery for sports performance, it’s essential to understand the effectiveness of home medical equipment.
what is the most common running injury

Top 5 Running Injuries: Get to the Marathon Starting Line Strong

With a wealth of experience training for ultramarathons, triathlons, and marathons, HelloPhysio’s clinical team — all athletes and trainers ourselves — thought it would be the perfect time to shine some insights into top 5 running injuries we’ve been treating at our sports physiotherapy clinic and our recommendations to our clients on how to run injury free to get to Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon finish line strong.
physio therapists

Discover the Meaning of Physiotherapy: A Catalyst of Healing and Wellness

To effectively address the changing nature of patient care, the meaning of physiotherapy continues to evolve. Physiotherapists in Singapore are adapting their practices to meet the evolving needs of the population. As qualified allied healthcare professionals, they play an integrative role in developing, maintaining, and restoring patients’ movement and functional abilities.
stages of osteoarthritis of the hip

How Do I Know I Need a Hip Replacement? Physiotherapy Tips

Hip osteoarthritis is one of the most common causes of reduced mobility in the general population. As physiotherapists, we see firsthand how it can dramatically reduce your quality of life and have knock-on consequences for the rest of your general health. But when is the right time to have a hip replacement?
hip osteoarthritis prevalence in sg

Prevalence of Hip Osteoarthritis in Athletes

Arthritic dysfunctions, like hip osteoarthritis, are common conditions we often see at our physiotherapy and rehab clinic. Understanding arthritis in athletes is essential when diagnosing and treating orthopedic hip pain and related musculoskeletal injuries. Athletes tend to be very healthy on many levels, but certain risks come with the benefits of an active lifestyle. Degenerative hip arthritis is one such risk.
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Achilles Tendonitis Treatment: Guide for Runners

Achilles tendonitis, also referred to as Achilles heel pain or Achilles tendinopathy, is the most common running injury. It typically occurs in one leg initially but can also affect both legs as well.
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Treatment without Surgery in Singapore

Work-related musculoskeletal injuries of the hand and wrist account for a significant percentage of acute and chronic dysfunctions and are the most common traumatic occupational injury. Prolonged exposure to repetitive and forceful hand-intensive physical activities contributes to concurrent comorbidities such as tendinitis, strains, sprains, and nerve dysfunction like carpal tunnel syndrome in Singapore.
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HelloPhysio x New Balance Foam Fresh Foam X 1080v12 Giveaway

HelloPhysio kicks off our New Balance Giveaway today in celebration of Global Running Day.
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What Does the Science Say about Foot Orthoses

Despite its efficacy at assisting with musculoskeletal injuries, foot orthoses still has its detractors. Much of this stems from an incorrect understanding of how foot orthoses work, based on old research.
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Deep Tissue and Sports Massages in Singapore: Benefits for Recovery

Muscles injured while working out or competing in sports activities take time to heal, forcing you to take a break from your regular exercise routines. A deep-tissue sports massage in Singapore can be an effective part of your overall recovery from sport-related or non-athletic muscle injuries alike.
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Recover from Diastasis Recti with Postnatal Pilates

Pilates after child birth can be extremely beneficial for women. Pilates exercises if done incorrectly can cause diastasis recti abdominal separation and may damage your core. Most expectant mothers don’t realize their abdominals are separating until after they deliver. A woman’s body undergoes significant shifts throughout pregnancy, which continues postnatally.
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Interview with Sports Physio Conor McHugh, Senior Physiotherapist

Conor McHugh is an experienced sports physio who specializes in the diagnosis of musculoskeletal conditions. His strong foundation in physiotherapy – musculoskeletal, neurological and cardiorespiratory – provides a sound knowledge and critical understanding of sports injury presentation.
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Runner’s Knee: Debunking the Myth that Patellofemoral Pain More Common in Women

Being biological different has conditioned women to believe the myth that body shape, biomechanics and hormones make their bodies biologically inferior to males. Or that their biological makeup makes them more susceptible to getting runner’s knee or patellofemoral pain syndrome.
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How Shockwave Therapy Benefits Chronic Pain Management

Chronic pain from soft tissue injuries and other musculoskeletal problems can make life difficult, particularly for athletes. Sports medicine practitioners, such as physiotherapists, are starting to incorporate Shockwave Therapy to complement traditional manual therapy. This helps to promote soft tissue regeneration and the body’s natural reparative processes.
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Sports Injury Prevention for Marathon Runners

With training in full swing with the virtual race season for marathon runners in the new year, we want to provide some insights into the importance of muscle strengthening and injury prevention for both seasoned and new runners.
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Physiotherapy and Pain Specialist in Singapore: Benefits of Post-Surgery Rehabilitation

Major surgery takes a toll on the body. Post-surgical rehabilitation is essential to ensure your body has the chance to properly heal and minimize the complications following elective surgery.
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Prehabilitation: Benefits of Preoperative Physiotherapy in Singapore

Prehabilitation or preoperative treatment at HelloPhysio, an injury rehabilitation center in Singapore works to improve postoperative surgery outcomes.
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Importance of Sports Physiotherapy in Injury Prevention and Pain Management

Sports injuries are very common. You may want to consider taking some preventive measures and steps to keep yourself as fit, healthy, and pain-free as you can through sports physiotherapy.
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How Running Changed this Physio’s Life by Expat Living

As a go-to physiotherapist in Singapore, HelloPhysio founder JENNY HUANG credits the success of running her own physiotherapy clinic to the sport of running.
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Pilates and Physiotherapy: Natural Complements

Pilates and physiotherapy are a natural complement in patient care when it comes to the prevention of musculoskeletal conditions and provide positive rehabilitative outcomes for injuries.
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Benefits of Red Light Therapy for Back Pain

Soothe your tired muscles, aches and pains with LightStim red light therapy for pain by increasing blood circulation to recover faster. Relieve arthritic, muscle and joint pain the natural way without medications. Discover how LightStim red light therapy relieves back pain.
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Interview with Triathlete Charlton Lawson

HelloPhysio speaks with Charlton Lawson, a former NCAA Division I swimmer, about his sports rehabilitation after a recent Grade 3 tear in his Achilles tendon and damaged posterior tibial tendon and his future IRONMAN World Championship goals.
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Sleep, Training and Recovery

Clients often come in and ask how I maintain a daily active lifestyle and train at optimal levels, all-the-meanwhile keep a full schedule at the sports clinic in Singapore and family time. My answer is sleep.
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HelloPhysio & New Balance FuelCell Giveaway

New Balance and HelloPhysio are coming together to help you move faster by giving away a new pair of FuelCell Rebel v2 this May 2021. Find out how to enter below.
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Máire Nic Amhlaoibh Joins HelloPhysio as Senior Physiotherapist

HelloPhysio Welcomes Máire Nic Amhlaoibh as a senior physiotherapist. She incorporates her passion for running into physiotherapy when treating athletic and sports injuries.
HelloPhysio x New Balance FuelCell Rebel v2 Giveaway

HelloPhysio x New Balance FuelCell Rebel Giveaway

HelloPhysio Rehab Studio & LightSpeed Lift Technology

New LightSpeed Lift Physiotherapy Equipment at HelloPhysio Rehab Studio

HelloPhysio, an evidence-based physiotherapist clinic in Singapore with the latest adjunct treatment modalities, expands and launches HelloPhysio Rehab Studio –with the best physiotherapy equipment in new rehabilitation and personal training space at Royal Square in Novena, Singapore.
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HelloPhysio: Evidence-Based Novena Physio Clinic

HelloPhysio is a leading Novena physiotherapy clinic. Our multidisciplinary team brings sound knowledge of rehabilitation to treat a variety of musculoskeletal conditions to improve outcomes throughout our clients’ entire recovery journey. Our patient empowerment approach underscores the idea that physiotherapy is a catalyst in patient care to improve your healing, quicken the recovery process and relieve pain.
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Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy as a Pain Management Solution

Let’s get down to the root cause of your pain: Pathological alterations of tendons, ligaments, capsules, muscles and bones can likely be eliminated systematically with Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (ESWT) with minimal side effects and reduced opportunities of risk when performed by an experienced physiotherapist.
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First Physio Clinic in Singapore to Introduce EMTT Therapy

HelloPhysio offers a new option in rehabilitation and regeneration of musculoskeletal diseases (e.g., lower back pain or tendinopathies of rotator cuff or Achilles tendon) through the MAGNETOLITH® Extracorporeal Magnetotransduction Therapy (EMTT®) by Storz Medical.
HelloPhysio Physiotherapist in Novena Singapore Runners

Video: Mobilize and Roll at Home to Prevent and Get Rid of Niggles!

HelloPhysio x New Balance FuelCell Prism Giveaway Running Shoes in Singapore

HelloPhysio x New Balance FuelCell Prism Giveaway

HelloPhysio WFH Ankles

How To Fix “WFH Ankles” via Exercise and Compression

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Photobiomodulation Therapy As Part of Comprehensive Holistic Treatment and Prevention of Sports Injuries

With more than two decades of treating clients as a physiotherapist, choosing the proper modalities (e.g., adjunct machines like the Photobiomodulation Pod) to enhance rehabilitation in the most effective and non-invasive manner possible is essential to providing comprehensive, holistic patient care and treatment.