Teenagers in hunched postures are becoming a common sight. Parents naturally find it worrisome and need to keep reminding them not to slouch but after a while, they go back to the same position. Some children start off with good … Continued
Read more +Farrer Park Hospital organized a Continuing Medical Education (CME) talk for a group of Bangladesh doctors on 17th March 2018. Our Orthopaedic and Spinal Surgeon, Dr Mashfiqul Arafin Siddiqui, shared his experiences and expertise about Cervical Myelopathy to the overseas … Continued
Read more +Dr. Siddiqui shared with the Straits Times some common tips on the prevention of a more recent phenomenon, “text neck”. This occurs from excessive usage of mobile devices where the neck is flexed (looking forward and downward) for a prolonged … Continued
Read more +Dr. Siddiqui visited a hospital in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam and gave a talk on “Spine surgery: Occiput to the Pelvis” to the spinal surgeons. He later performed a cervical spine (neck) operation on a patient with the spinal surgeons … Continued
Read more +Dr. Siddiqui visited Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2015 and gave a talk on “Minimally invasive spine surgery “ to the orthopaedic surgeons there. He also gave a public talk on “Back pain” with a discussion on preventive measures as well as … Continued
Read more +During the second Body SOS Health Carnival at Suntec City on 11 March 2017, our orthopaedic specialist, Dr Tan Chyn Hong, was invited to talk about the common orthopaedic pain problems among Singaporeans. 8 in 10 of his patients face … Continued
Read more +On 20 Dec 2016, Dr Tan Chyn Hong shared an article titled ‘Don’t ignore a painful shoulder’ with readers of The Straits Times that several shoulder problems can be effectively treated with minimally-invasive techniques. If you are suffering from a … Continued
Read more +Most back pain can be treated conservatively, such as physiotherapy and rest. However, in cases where the nerves and mobility are affected, surgery is the more ideal treatment. Patients can choose the minimally invasive option of surgery for their back … Continued
Read more +Dr Chin Pak Lin was on Channel 5’s health show, Body & Soul, to talk about arthritis, knee pain problems and total knee replacement. The knee is one of the most complex joint in our body and can suffer from various problems, … Continued
Read more +As one of the pioneers in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Dr Yue Wai Mun has done numerous studies on the surgery technique. One of his studies had also clinched the Best Paper Award at the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) … Continued
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