Dr Tim's Blog

If you are experiencing neck and/or shoulder pain please try to understand what these ‘whispers’ from your body are telling you. In all likelihood, they are telling you that you are losing your structural balance. Looking at the above diagram we see two very different necks. ‘A’ is a near perfect neck with a great curve and natural balance. In ‘B’ the individual has unfortunately lost the good curve and has developed a reversed (known as a ‘kyphotic’) neck curve. ‘B’ is struc

As part of your rehabilitation, it is vitally important that you restore full and correct motion to all the individual joints of the neck. The chiropractic adjustments you receive at THC are isolating restricted segments and gradually regain function. However, it is essential that you stretch every day to compliment the work we are doing. Gradually we want real, lasting changes, and so that we achieve this, we need to act consistently. Try and follow the corrective program yo

The study demonstrates less use of medicine and significantly decreased medical costs with chiropractic care Spectacular decreases in the utilization of medical services, and their resultant costs when Doctors of Chiropractic were primary care physicians. A study over seven years followed members of an Independent Practice Association which permitted Doctors of Chiropractic as their first contact providers. The study covered over 70,000 member-months, demonstrated decreases o

Aromatherapy is the practice of utilizing essential oils to treat various conditions involving our body systems, including moods and emotions. This practice can be traced back thousands of years with records showing plants are used for healing purposes. These records found in countless historical manuscripts that include the Judeo-Christian and Muslim religious texts. Essential oils are derived from the essence of the plant and are these the plant’s ‘life force.’ The value of

Silicon Valley Syndrome is, unfortunately, something you probably have. The incidence of Silicon Valley Syndrome in Singapore’s working population is 80-90% so, in all likelihood, this probably means that this is something you have or will develop. When we first saw this condition back in the 90s in Northern California, we named it Silicon Valley Syndrome. Now it is worldwide; you can call it ‘Text-Neck’, ‘Turkey-Neck’ or ‘Hunchback’. We can also call it ‘Computer Posture’ bu

Why I am a doctor of chiropractic. Today I’d like to share something special with you. It may help you understand why we do what we do. When I first went to chiropractic school all those years ago in San Francisco I used to spend hours in the library studying physiology. Above my favorite desk was a plaque on the wall that had been donated by a well-known Alumni of my school. I read it pretty much every day for several months. The words resonated with me so deeply that I copi

Posture ranks right up at the top of the list when you are talking about good health. In fact, never did you see vibrant health and poor posture live in the same body. This is, without question, as important as eating right, exercising, getting proper rest and avoiding potentially harmful substances like alcohol, drugs, and tobacco. Good posture is a way of doing things efficiently, with more energy, less stress and fatigue. If you have poor posture, it is not possible to be

A balanced spine and posture is a beautiful thing. If you have developed Forward Head Posture (FHP) then unfortunately there is a very high probability that you have not only lost your natural neck curve, but you have actually developed a reversed cervical or neck curve. This can lead to terrible health consequences, so we encourage you to read on as the following information is of vital importance. Our spines serve 2 main functions: 1: To support and keep us upright – we cal