Dr Tan recently wrote an article on skiing injuries for Mind Your Body (The Straits Times). In Dr Tan’s practice, he has been seeing a yearly increase of 10% for snowboarding and skiing injuries in Singapore. Increasingly more Singaporeans are … Continued
Read more +In an interview with Shin Min Daily, Dr Tan shared about the areas of common rock climbing injuries are the fingers, elbow and shoulder. Here are some of the injuries you should look out for: Fingers The tendons that help the fingers to twist … Continued
Read more +On the Morning Express news show, Dr Tan shared medical advice on the risks to the exercise of “tumbling down grass slopes” and those who should avoid such exercises. especially those with back and spinal problems.
Read more +Do you operate on a broken collarbone? Dr Tan‘s answer is: “Sometimes I do, sometimes I don’t.” The decision to operate depends on a few factors, such as the type of fracure and its potential (or lack of) benefits. Some clavicle … Continued
Read more +In an interview with Lianhe Wanbao on cycling, Dr Tan shared about its health benefits, its rehabilitation of knee pain/injury as well as safety aspects to look out for to prevent any sports injury from cycling. According to Dr Tan, cycling … Continued
Read more +A difficult but possible endeavour Cartilage damage is a common problem in many joints especially the knee. It is not an easy problem to treat, but there are many treatment modalities available to repair or regenerate damaged cartilage. Cartilage … Continued
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Dr Tan is an orthopaedic surgeon specialising in the shoulder, knee and elbow at The Orthopaedic Centre (Novena) at Mount Elizabeth Novena Specialist Centre. Dr Tan shared his views on minmally invasive procedures like keyhole surgery in Mind Your Body (The … Continued
Read more +Orthopaedic surgeon Tan Chyn Hong tells Joan Chew how he helps athletes recover in time for competitions I specialise in treating shoulder and elbow conditions because… I was inspired by my mentor and teacher, Professor V Prem Kumar, who is the head of the division … Continued
Read more +In an interview with local Chinese press, Dr Tan talks about the four common shoulder problems in Singapore and the treatment involved for these problems. Athletes or NS men in their 20s commonly have recurring shoulder dislocations. The only way … Continued
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There is now a new treatment method for rotator cuff injury. Orthopaedic specialists at NUH are using implantless keyhole surgery to repair torn rotator cuff. Dr Tan Chyn Hong (formerly) from NUH said that the risk of torn rotator cuff … Continued
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