Dr Tim's Blog

Sleep plays a significant role in your overall health. Did you know that chronic sleep deficiency has been linked to obesity, heart disease, high blood pressure, chronic fatigue syndrome, and more?! Bottom Line: Most of us know someone who doesn’t have the best sleeping patterns. Not surprisingly, many of us think of ourselves when this topic comes up because we’re all too familiar with the fatigue, brain fog, and worn- down feeling that comes with missing out on a good night

Unfortunately, something your staff are gradually succumbing to! 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 that is developing in your company. When we first saw this condition back in the 90s in Northern California, we named it Silicon Valley Syndrome. Now it is world-wide; you can call it ‘Text-Neck’, ‘Turkey-Neck’ or ‘Hunchback’. We can also call it ‘Computer Posture

We are now over a month into 2019 and already some of you will be struggling with your New Year’s resolutions. If you are, then chances are that you are following the same pattern as all the previous years. So, let us just have a little think about those good intentions you had and ask yourself if they are really worth the effort. First of all, ask yourself if you even care? Now, ask yourself how you will feel at the end of the year if you do actually see one or all of your r

Having spent most of my life sleeping on something less than a perfect mattress, whilst at the same time, and in a somewhat contradictory fashion, advising clients on mattress choice and spinal health, I recently thought it was about time that I walked the talk and get myself a spine-friendly, supporting mattress. And what a difference it has made! Most of us will spend almost a third of our lives in bed. Because what you do every day matters enormously to your health, it mak

Forward Head Posture, Slouching Spine? Reversed Neck Curve? What does this really mean? It means that sitting at a desk all day is causing your spine to lose its natural balance, becoming unstable and structurally weak. It is leading to ever worsening posture, which unfortunately will always have enormous detrimental effects on your health. This unfortunate posture puts unnecessary physical stress on the vertebrae, causing degenerative changes, osteoarthritis or spondylitis,